"How to Eat a Guava" formative test

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From which point of view is “How to Eat a Guava” told?

First person

First and Second person

Limited

Third person

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All of the following are qualities of an Autobiographical Narrative (Memoir) EXCEPT:

It's objective

It's a true story

It contains narrative elements like plot or literary devices

It's subjective, told with emotion

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The narrative takes place between flashbacks and present time. The present
time narrator is

An immigrant from Columbia

A child

A grocery store manager

An adult

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Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question:

(1) At night your mother makes you drink castor oil, which she says tastes better
than a green guava. (2) That’s when you know for sure that you’re a child and
she has stopped being one.

What can the reader infer from the second sentence?

Motherhood is changing in Puerto Rico

The narrator’s  mother will always be a child at heart.

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Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.

I had my last guava the day we left Puerto Rico. It was large and juicy, almost red
in the center, and so fragrant that I didn’t want to eat it because I would lose the
smell. All the way to the airport I scratched at it with my teeth, making little dents in
the skin, chewing small pieces with my front teeth, so that I could feel the texture
against my tongue, the tiny pink pellets of sweet.

Why does the narrator eat this guava so differently from the green guavas described
earlier in the story?

This guava was much larger than the green ones.

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Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.

I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly
seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.

What inference can be drawn from the narrator’s use of the term bittersweet?

Green guavas are sour and represent her unhappy childhood.

The apples and pears of New York tend to be more bitter than others.

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Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery?

“You grimace, your eyes water, and your cheeks disappear as your lips purse into a tight O.”

“I push my cart away toward the apples and pears of my adulthood....”

“I had my last guava the day we left Puerto Rico.”

“But this is autumn and I’m no longer a child.”

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Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery that appeals to the sense of TOUCH, TASTE and SIGHT?

“the inside of your mouth explodes in little spurts of sour.”

“its heart is pink and almost solid with seeds”

“I could feel the texture against my tongue, the tiny pink pellets of sweet.”“

“I pick one the size of a tennis ball”.

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Which of the following quotation best adds to a tone of nostalgia (or longing for the past)?

“A ripe guava is yellow, although some varieties have a pink center”

“A green guava is sour and hard. You bite into it at its widest point.”

“It smells faintly of late summer afternoons and hopscotch under the mango tree.”

“When you bite into a ripe guava, your teeth must grip the bumpy surface and sink into the thick edible skin without hitting the center.”

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Which statement best reflects a theme of this narrative?

Education is the key to freedom

Always hold on to your childhood, never let go, no matter what.

Change may be painful at times, but it’s necessary to grow.

Hard work guarantees success

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Which of the following quotes best supports the theme?

“A ship that doesn’t sail, never reaches port.”

“All the way to the airport I scratched at it with my teeth...”

“The guava joined its sisters under the harsh fluorescent light of the exotic fruit display”

“As children, we didn’t always wait for the fruit to ripen.”

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Which of the following best defines -Theme?

the central idea or insight about life or human behavior

literary element that involves a struggle between at least two opposing forces

time, place and circumstance in which a narrative or drama takes place

The emotional state of the reader

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Which of the following best defines -Mood?

the emotional state of the reader as they read a story

the central idea or insight about life or human behavior

time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative or drama takes place

literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces

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Which of the following best defines -Setting?

time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative or drama takes place

the emotional state of the reader

the central idea or insight about life or human behavior

literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces

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Which of the following best defines -Conflict?

the central idea or insight about life or human behavior

literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces

time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative or drama takes place

the emotional state of the reader

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Which of the following best explains the conflict of How to Eat a Guava?

Esmeralda Santiago uses fruit to symbolize her experiences of moving to a new place and growing up.

Esmeralda Santiago misses her childhood in Puerto Rico, but she must learn to accept that she has grown up and moved to a new place.

Esmeralda Santiago explains that the ripest and most delicious guavas can be found after a heavy rain.

Esmeralda Santiago tells a story about visiting a grocery store in New York, where the guavas on display remind her of her childhood in Puerto Rico.

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Which of the following best defines -Enticing?

fixed into a surrounding mass

attractive or tempting; alluring

to form your lips into a tight circle or line

an attack -an assault

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We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch.

Which of these does Santiago convey through her diction by using the word raided ?

The playful and lighthearted way that the children picked and ate the guavas

The eager and frantic way that the children picked and ate the guavas

the calm and orderly way that the children picked and ate the guavas.

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Which of the following best defines -Purse?

an attack-an assault

to form your lips into a tight circle or line

fixed into a surrounding mass

attractive or tempting; alluring

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Which of the following best defines -Raid?

to form your lips into a tight circle or line

an attack-an assault

fixed into a surrounding mass

attractive or tempting; alluring

"How to Eat a Guava" formative test

From which point of view is “How to Eat a Guava” told?

All of the following are qualities of an Autobiographical Narrative (Memoir) EXCEPT:

The narrative takes place between flashbacks and present time. The presenttime narrator is

Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearlyseedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.What inference can be drawn from the narrator’s use of the term bittersweet?

Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery?

Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery that appeals to the sense of TOUCH, TASTE and SIGHT?

Which of the following quotation best adds to a tone of nostalgia (or longing for the past)?

Which statement best reflects a theme of this narrative?

Which of the following quotes best supports the theme?

Which of the following best defines -Theme?

Which of the following best defines -Mood?

Which of the following best defines -Setting?

Which of the following best defines -Conflict?

Which of the following best explains the conflict of How to Eat a Guava?

Which of the following best defines -Enticing?

We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch.Which of these does Santiago convey through her diction by using the word raided ?

Which of the following best defines -Purse?

Which of the following best defines -Raid?

From which point of view is “How to Eat a Guava” told?

All of the following are qualities of an Autobiographical Narrative (Memoir) EXCEPT:

The narrative takes place between flashbacks and present time. The presenttime narrator is

Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearlyseedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.What inference can be drawn from the narrator’s use of the term bittersweet?

Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery?

Which of the following is the BEST example of imagery that appeals to the sense of TOUCH, TASTE and SIGHT?

Which of the following quotation best adds to a tone of nostalgia (or longing for the past)?

Which statement best reflects a theme of this narrative?

Which of the following quotes best supports the theme?

Which of the following best defines -Theme?

Which of the following best defines -Mood?

Which of the following best defines -Setting?

Which of the following best defines -Conflict?

Which of the following best explains the conflict of How to Eat a Guava?

Which of the following best defines -Enticing?

We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch.Which of these does Santiago convey through her diction by using the word raided ?

Which of the following best defines -Purse?

Which of the following best defines -Raid?

The narrative takes place between flashbacks and present time. The present
time narrator is

Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.

I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly
seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.

What inference can be drawn from the narrator’s use of the term bittersweet?

We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch.

Which of these does Santiago convey through her diction by using the word raided ?

The narrative takes place between flashbacks and present time. The present
time narrator is

Directions- Read the passage below then respond to the question.

I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly
seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.

What inference can be drawn from the narrator’s use of the term bittersweet?

We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch.

Which of these does Santiago convey through her diction by using the word raided ?