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General Questions
General Questions
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What is the genre of the passage?
a diary
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Who did Amada stay with in Mexicali?
her grandparents
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At the end of the passage what does Amada predict she might do?
write a book when she gets older
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Is the passage real or make believe?
make believe
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Find a simile on page 576.
"And the air smells like popcorn, yum!"
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What is the main problem in the passage?
Amada's family is moving and she doesn't want to leave her home.
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Why does Amada need a green card?
She needs a green card to be able to stay in the United States because she was not born there.
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Why was the diary so important to Amada and her Nana?
to never forget who you are and where you came from. It will keep her language and culture alive in her heart.
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Is the passage fiction or nonfiction?
fiction
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Find a simile on page 578.
...their hands blurring like hummingbird wings...
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Why is the family moving?
because Amada's father lost his job in Mexico, there are no jobs so he needs to move to the United States
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Why doesn't the father need a green card?
He was born in the United States in Arizona.
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What is the main lesson that Amada learns in the passage?
That even though her family is in Mexico, they are still with her when she looks at the rock, her diary, her memories and when she speaks Spanish.
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What is the author's purpose for writing the passage?
to entertain
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Find a simile on page 586.
"Sometimes freight trains rumble past our house like little earthquakes."
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Why did Amada take a rock to California?
to remember her best friend, Michi
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What job did the father find in California?
picking grapes and strawberries in the fields
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What words would you use to describe Amada at the end of the passage?
Teacher will decide. (Exp. proud, strong, )
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What are the characteristics of a diary?
It is an account of a person's day to day experiences, ideas or feelings about people, places, and events.
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What does "beautiful" mean?
full of beauty
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Fact or opinion: "I've known Michi since we were little, and I don't think I'll ever find a friend like her in California."
opinion
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Who is telling you the story?
Amada
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What does Amada worry about the most in the passage?
She worries that she will never get back to Mexico.
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Why does Amada write in the diary?
She wants to tell about her feelings.
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What does "lucky" mean?
made of luck
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