Growing up
  • 1. Why didn't Maria want to go on her family's vacation?
A) She had a gymnastics meet.
B) She was fighting with her mother and didn't want to be in the same car with her.
C) She thought she was too old.
D) She didn't want to miss her school trip to Disneyland.
  • 2. Why did maria feel jealous of the the other teenage girls at Disneyland?
A) She believed that they had better clothes and nicer homes than she and her family had.
B) They were taller than she was.
C) Unlike Maria, they didn't get sick when going on the rides.
D) Their parents gave them more money to buy balloons, toys and other things at Disneyland.
  • 3. On page 98, in the third paragraph, what does "She felt sticken by poverty" mean?
A) That she felt poor.
B) That she felt rich because her parents gave her $5.
C) That she felt sick.
D) That she felt like she was going to fall off a ride.
  • 4. How did Maria's father feel when she told him that she didn't want to go on the vacation?
A) Happy and sad
B) Furious and demanding
C) He was fine with her decision
D) Sad and angry
  • 5. Maria's father feels that Maria is
A) Not respectful and spoiled
B) a hard worker
C) a poor sport
D) rich
  • 6. Maria's grandfather was a
A) a doctor
B) unemployed
C) a barber
D) miner
  • 7. When Maria's father gets angry he deals with his anger by
A) drinking beer
B) yelling
C) punching walls
D) jogging around the block
  • 8. Maria's mother
A) punishes her for not going on the trip
B) demands that she goes on the trip
C) pleads with her to go on the trip
D) says it is okay if she stays with her godmother (nina)
  • 9. When Maria's family was leaving on their trip, Maria felt
A) shocked her family was leaving her
B) thrilled to be left at home
C) angrgy
D) guilty and sad
  • 10. Maria wants
A) a new pet
B) to go to Great America
C) to have another life
D) school to start
  • 11. Maria sees her father as
A) the most wonderful father in the world
B) a rich man
C) an angry man
D) a great athlete
  • 12. On page 102, at the bottom, it says "She felt beautiful, although a little self-conscious." What does "self-conscious" mean?
A) pretty
B) awake
C) uncomfortable about how she looks
D) loving yourself
  • 13. Why was Maria feeling guilty on her way to the mall?
A) Because she stole make-up from her mother.
B) Because she lied to her godmother.
C) Because she told her friend Becky she would meet her at the mall, but she met a boy instead.
D) Because she heard about an accident and started to think she had caused her father to crash the car.
  • 14. Why had their trip to the mall been a "good day"
A) Because they found $20 on the ground.
B) Because they won a new DVD player in a contest.
C) Because they bought a lot of nice clothes.
D) Because two boys had followed them and flirted with them.
  • 15. Maria planned on changing in all the following way except
A) not to talk to boys
B) doing the dishes without being asked
C) watering the lawn
D) hugging her father when he got home from work.
  • 16. Why did Maria think something terrible was going to happen to her family?
A) Because her nina was upset and wouldn't tell her why.
B) Because a fortune teller at the mall told her that her family was doomed.
C) Because she felt guilty about not being with them on their vacation.
D) Because her family was cursed with bad luck.
  • 17. On the bottom fo page 106 it says "Feeling resentful as Johnny described a ride...", what does this mean?
A) Maria is mad that her family did so many cool things on their trip.
B) Maria was scared.
C) Maria was thrilled they made it back alive.
D) Maria was hungry and wanted a hamburger from Great America.
  • 18. How had Maria changed by the end of the story.
A) She was older and prettier than she was at the start.
B) She was more respectful.
C) She appreciated her family more.
D) She hated her family even more.
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