Which cause-and-effect relationship in “Broken Chain” best expresses the theme “Outward appearances are important to people”?
Which adjective is the most precise for describing a character?
Read the excerpt from “Broken Chain.”“Come on, man, let me use it,” Alfonso pleaded. “Please, Ernie, I’ll do anything.”Although Ernie could see Alfonso’s desperation, he had plans with his friend Raymundo. They were going to catch frogs at the Mayfair canal. He felt sorry for his brother and gave him a stick of gum to make him feel better, but there was nothing he could do. The canal was three miles away, and the frogs were waiting.Which message does Gary Soto want readers to take away?
What causes Alfonso and Ernie to argue in “Broken Chain”?
Read the excerpt from “Broken Chain.”The chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang.The descriptive language shows that the chain is
In "Broken Chain,” Alfonso tries to straighten his crooked teeth. Which verb from the passage is the most repetitive for describing his efforts?
Read the excerpt from “Broken Chain.”Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples.
Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain.”"Ponytails! Those girls who messed with Frostie and me had ponytails. Is she cool?”"I think so.”Ernie sat up in bed. "I bet you that’s her.”Alfonso felt his stomach knot up. "She’s going to be my girlfriend, not yours!”"I’m going to get even with her!”"You better not touch her,” Alfonso snarled, throwing a wadded Kleenex at him. "I’ll run you over with my bike.”Which message does Gary Soto want readers to take away?
In “Broken Chain,” Alfonso is motivated to do fifty sit-ups a day because he wants
Which is a theme in "Broken Chain"?
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