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Once Malo starts school at Fels, what is the main reason he skips school?
He is struggling academically.
He feels school doesn’t relate to his life.
His friends pressure him to leave.
He has to work to support his family.
2. He feels school doesn’t relate to his life.
What does Malo compare Fels High school to?
A prison
Which sentence uses hyperbole?
“I could sleep for a year.”
“Her voice is music to my ears.”
“The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.”
“The sun smiled down on us.”
1.“I could sleep for a year.”
A literary device that occurs when a character struggles against an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or a situation.
External Conflict
Name one Septa route in Kensington.
Routes 3, 60, and 89
What causes Malo to leave Texas and hurry back to Philly?
Nia calls him and asks him out
His dad calls him and asks to reconnect
Uzi asks him to visit
Kianna calls him with news about his mom
4. Kianna calls him with news about his mom
Whose message does Malo save even though he deletes everyone else's?
Nia
“The curtain of night fell upon the city” is an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Symbolism
2. Metaphor
A psychological struggle that occurs within a character's mind.
Internal conflict
How many neighborhoods are in Philadelphia?
1. About 90
2. About 230
3. About 150
4. About 180
3. About 150
When Chaka first leaves Amina, how does Malo feel about his father leaving?
He is indifferent and unaffected.
He feels abandoned and resentful.
He understands and respects his father's decision.
He is hopeful his father will return.
2. He feels abandoned and resentful.
When Malos mom finds him reading her journal what does she do to his things?
She puts them in the incinerator.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
“Time is a thief that steals moments.”
“He ran like the wind.”
3. “Time is a thief that steals moments.”
What is an example of an internal conflict that Malo is struggling with?
Answers may vary
What is the first public high school in Philadelphia?
1. Edison
2. Dobbins
3. Northeast
4. Central
4. Central
What does Malo’s mom catch him doing that causes her to kick him out
Smoking weed in his room
Reading her journal
Cheating at school
Dating a girl
2.Reading her journal
When Malo is almost killed what saves him?
Having Amirs jewelry
In the sentence, "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky," which type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
4. Personification
What is an example of an external conflict that Malo is struggling with?
Answers may vary
How many high schools are in Philadelphia?
1. 62
2. 70
3. 57
4. 48
3. 57
What did Amina do when she was younger?
Professor
Poet
Dancer
Waitress
3.Dancer
List 4 important incidents Malo experiences since his dad leaves, and put them in the correct sequence (time order)
-Stops going to school
-Gets kicked out of his house
-Leaves Philly with his friend who gets arrested
-Mom tries to commit suicide
-Starts attending a new school
What is an example of alliteration
Answers may vary
In what ways does Malo's relationship with his family create tension in his life, and how does he navigate these conflicts?
Answers may vary
What year did Fels open?
1. 1989
2. 1925
3. 2000
4. 1952
1. 1989