What two challenges did Michaela DePrince overcome to become the success she is today?
Michaela DePrince, War Orphan

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wearing pointe shoes and finding the right tutu to wear.
Being a war orphan and living with vitiligo.
Choosing which ballet school to join and traveling away from home.
Moving to a new country and learning a new language.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does DePrince credit with inspiring her to become a ballerina?
The influence of her adoptive mother.
Being orphaned at a young age.
A picture in a discarded magazine.
The civil war in Sierra Leone.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How has DePrince realized her dream?
With the support of the Aunties and remaining shy.
With the help of her mother, hard work and practice.
With the support of her mat-mate and making a scene.
She did it on her own by wishing for it every night.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is one theme that can be found in "Michaela DePrince: The War Orphan Who Became a Ballerina"?
Join lots of classes to become really good at what you want to do.
Don't let antagonism towards you get you down.
Even if you are an orphan, you can do big things.
Never give up on your dreams, no matter what the challenges.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In “Michaela DePrince: The War Orphan Who Became a Ballerina,” how did Mabinty become number 27?
The name Mabinty means “last.”
She was the last child to arrive at the orphanage.
She was the least favorite child at the orphanage.
The Aunties numbered the children as they arrived.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In “Michaela DePrince: The War Orphan Who Became a Ballerina,” why did the Aunties dislike DePrince?
She was sickly.
She misbehaved.
She was left-handed.
She had a skin condition.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In “Michaela DePrince: The War Orphan Who Became a Ballerina,” what does DePrince credit with inspiring her to become a ballerina?
the influence of her adoptive mother
a picture in a discarded magazine
being orphaned at a young age
the civil war in Sierra Leone
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