Which of the following statements describes Rachel's strongest memory of her eleventh birthday?
She can't wait to get home from school and celebrate with her family.
She is eagerly anticipating the presents she will receive.
She feels humiliated by Mrs. Price's insistence that she put on the sweater.
She thinks that turning eleven makes her smart and mature.
The story takes place in...
a teacher's house
a courtroom
the principal's office
at school
"Eleven" is told from which point of view?
1st person - a young girl on the day of her eleventh birthday
1st person - a teacher telling a story about her own a memory of her student
3rd person limited - the teacher telling a story about a little girl
3rd person omniscient - a girl telling what happens to each of the kids in her class
To whom does the red sweater really belong?
Rachel
Sylvia Saldivar
Phyllis Lopez
Mrs. Price
Why does Rachel get so upset?
No one remembers her birthday.
Phyllis Lopez claims the sweater.
Mrs. Price makes her wear the sweater.
She is no longer ten years old.
Rachel wishes she were 102 years old so that she would...
not be in school anymore.
know what to say to Mrs. Price.
be able to wear anything she wants.
be older than Mrs. Price.
You can tell by Rachel's reaction that she...
has strong feelings
doesn't let much affect her
doesn't know how she feels
is pleased by the attention she receives
One can infer that Rachel probably believes that she was...
treated fairly by Mrs. Price
treated unfairly by Mrs. Price
treated Kindly by Sylvia
treated with consideration by Phyllis
What does the red sweater symbolize to Rachel?
Something terrible and shameful
The fear of getting older
The possiblities of fashion
Something mature and wise
The author hints at a possible theme in the story when she uses the symbolism. What theme can we infer that Rachel (and the author) is trying to express when she compares growing old to an onion's layers or to the rings inside a tree trunk?
Like onions and trees, people grow if they get food and sunlight.
Like onions and trees, people are one of the many layers of the life on earth.
People have many layers of emotion -- some childish and some mature.
As tree rings indicate age, so layers of cells indicate a person's age.
What do you learn in the simile, "...the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain"?
The sweater is too large for Rachel to wear comfortably.
The sweater presents a problem too big for Rachel to solve.
The sweater represents her reluctance to become big and grown up.
The sweater is blocking Rachel's view of the chalkboard.
Rachel uses a hyperbole (an extreme exaggernation) in the story to show her feelings. Why does Rachel want to disappear into the sky?