Breaking Through Francisco Jimenez's Story

Who is the author of Breaking Through?

• Francisco Jiménez

• Natalie Babbit

• Charles Dickens

• Roberto Rodriguez

Why did Francisco live in constant fear from age 4 to 14?

• He was in the United States illegally.

• He hated going to school.

• He was scared that his teachers would dislike him because he spoke Spanish.

• He lived in the barracks in a dangerous area.

Where does Francisco’s family live (in Santa Maria)?

• In a guest house

• In the apartments off Main Street

• In a homeless shelter

• On Bonetti Ranch

Why does Francisco pretend he is getting a brochure? ( page 253 )

• PE class was not very difficult.

• He pretends he is getting a brochure because he doesn't want anyone to see that he is returning a rock he took.

• He pretends he is getting a brochure because he doesn't want anyone to see that he is returning money he took from the register.

• He pretends he is getting a brochure because he wants to pretend he is a turist.

What happened when the immigration officer came to Francisco's classroom?

• Francisco had to leave school to go back to Mexico

• Francisco decided he didn't like school anymore

• Roberto began working at an elementary school

• Francisco recited the Declaration of Independence

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

Francisco Jimenez's ____________ account tells his family's story.

• biography

• biology

• automatic

• autobiographical

What are some figurative language found in the Memoir by Francisco Jimenez , Breaking Through?

Why does Mama' want Francisco to go back to the USA with Roberto?

Why was Francisco so angry with himself on the first day of school? He

• was too embarrassed to read aloud.

• forgot his lunch

• could not remember how to speak in English.

• tripped in front of the popular kids.

What was absent for Francisco the first morning he work up?

• His friends

• The familiar sounds of his family

• The sounds of the neighborhood dog

• None of the above