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After reading “A Smart Cookie,” what is the most likely reason a reader might conclude that Esperanza will listen to her mother and study hard?

A
Esperanza lists her mother’s achievements.
B
Esperanza listens to her mother singing opera.
C
Esperanza admires her mother’s sewing skills.
D
Esperanza wants to know which train to take downtown.
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Which is an example of direct characterization?

A
After he came home from work, Luis was very tired.
B
When she came inside, Isabel’s coat was dripping wet.
C
Darryl sighed as he thought about the meeting.
D
Lena picked up the book slowly and carefully.
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When an author reveals what a character says, that is an example of

A
comparing characters.
B
direct characterization.
C
contrasting characters.
D
indirect characterization.
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Read the passage from “An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.In those days you could teach in a country school with a high school diploma. So I went back to my mountain village and got a job teaching all grades in a little classroom built by the parents of my students. I had books sent to me by the government. I felt like a rich man although the pay was very small.

A
In those days you could teach in a country school with a high school diploma.
B
So I went back to my mountain village and got a job teaching all grades in a little classroom built by the parents of my students.
C
I had books sent to me by the government.
D
I felt like a rich man although the pay was very small.
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Read this passage from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros.She has lived in this city her whole life. She can speak two languages. She can sing an opera. She knows how to fix a TV. But she doesn’t know which subway train to take to get downtown.

A
Esperanza’s mother is a great singer.
B
Esperanza’s mother is not very smart.
C
Esperanza’s mother is delighted with city life.
D
Esperanza’s mother is not able to travel much.
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Which line from “A Smart Cookie” most helps the reader understand that Esperanza’s mother still has some pride in her own personal abilities?

A
Esperanza, you go to school.
B
Got to take care all your own.
C
Shame is a bad thing, you know.
D
No clothes, but I had brains.
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To contrast the characters’ choices in “A Smart Cookie” and “An Hour with Abuelo,” the most important thing to analyze is

A
what Esperanza and Arturo say.
B
what Esperanza and Arturo’s abuelo say.
C
what Esperanza’s mother and Arturo say.
D
what Esperanza’s mother and Arturo’s abuelo say.

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