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Catch the Moon
DATE
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LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
Judith Ortiz Cofer
COMPREHENSION (40 points; 4 points each)
On the line provided, write the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.
______ 1. Luis is sent to juvenile hall for six months because he —
A was framed by his friends
B breaks into an elderly woman’s house
C tries to destroy his father’s junkyard
D brings a giant snake to school
______ 2. At first, Luis wonders whether he should do his full sentence in juvenile hall
because —
F
his father won’t let him forget his crime
G he doesn’t like working for his father
H he committed three other crimes
J
all his friends are in juvenile hall
______ 3. Approximately how long ago did Luis begin to get into trouble in school?
A Six months ago
B One year ago
C Two years ago
D Five years ago
______ 4. Luis’s problems start soon after —
his parents divorce
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F
G he stops going out with Naomi
H his mother dies
J
he enters junior high school
______ 5. The Tiburones are a —
A gang
B school band
C family
D business
______ 6. Mr. Cintrón is best described as —
F
depressed and mean
G well-meaning and hard-working
H careless but strict
J
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angry and bitter
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______ 7. Luis likes Naomi because she is —
A wild and fun loving
B kind and beautiful
C a friend of his mother’s
D wealthy and generous
______ 8. Luis tries hard to find the hubcap for Naomi because he —
F
wants to make the sale
G wants to upstage his father
H takes his friend’s dare
J
wants to do something nice for Naomi
______ 9. Mr. Cintrón polishes everything that belonged to his wife because —
A he is too poor to afford new things
B he is too stingy to buy new things
C it is a way to show his love for her
D he wants to sell the things
______ 10. At one point in the story, Luis cries “a flood of tears” —
F
because he is embarrassed about his criminal record
G because he is sad at his mother’s funeral
H when he acknowledges how much he misses his mother
J
because he is badly injured by a flying hubcap
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LITERARY FOCUS (20 points; 5 points each)
On the line provided, write the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.
______ 11. One way in which Luis does not change is that he does not —
A grow closer to his father
B acknowledge his feelings about his mother
C decide to get better grades in school
D begin to understand the value of hard work
______ 12. The story’s title refers to —
F
the hubcap Luis gives to Naomi
G looking for something you can never get
H learning about the moon and the planets
J
Catch the Moon
working day and night
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______ 13. Luis’s internal conflict is that he —
A cannot express his grief about his mother
B clashes with his father about work
C gets in trouble with the school authorities
D makes a fool of himself in front of Naomi
______ 14. The theme of this story is best stated as —
F
everyone should work hard
G you cannot escape your past problems
H we all have one true love
J
involvement in life can ease painful losses
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT (20 points; 4 points each)
Complete each of the following analogies with the Vocabulary word that fits
best. Select the Vocabulary words from the list below.
dismantled
vintage
ebony
sarcastic
relics
15. ANTIQUES : ARTIFACTS :: heirlooms : ______________________
16. RESPECTFUL : MOCKING :: polite : ______________________
17. WHITE : BLACK :: ivory : ______________________
19. CONSTRUCTED : TOOK APART :: assembled : ______________________
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (20 points)
20. How would this story be different if Judith Ortiz Cofer had written it as
a poem? How would it be the same? On a separate sheet of paper, write a
paragraph that explains your answer. Support your ideas with details
from the story.
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18. NEW : CLASSIC :: modern : ______________________
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would see a small gift as an insult. Clark
does not know these things. Most likely he
would explain these things from his perspective. He would explain why the “Great
White Father” ordered the nations to stop
fighting. He would explain the reason for
not trading arms with the Indians and for
giving them only small gifts. Sacajawea’s
narrative helps us see things from the
Native American perspective. Clark’s
would help us see things from the white
American perspective.
An Ancient Enemy Gets Tougher
by Karen Watson
Selection Test, page 67
Comprehension
1. A
6. F
2. G
7. C
3. C
8. J
4. J
9. A
5. B
10. F
Collection 3 Summative Test,
Collection 4
1. D
4. G
2. F
5. A
3. A
Comprehension
6. J
9. C
7. B
10. F
8. F
Reading Skills and Strategies
Collection 4 Diagnostic Test
Literature, Informational Text,
Vocabulary, page 74
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
C
J
D
H
A
Drawing Conclusions
Catch the Moon
11. C
12. G
by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Selection Test, page 76
Literary Focus: Constructed Response
Comprehension
G
A
F
B
H
13. D
1. B
6. G
14. F
2. G
7. B
15. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
3. C
8. J
4. H
9. C
5. A
10. H
If William Clark had narrated the tale,
the story would be very different.
Sacajawea uses simple, straightforward
language. Most likely Clark would have
written in the more ornate language typical
of his culture and time. Sacajawea interprets events from a Native American perspective. She knows the importance of
bravery to her culture and thinks it crazy
that Americans do not want the Indian
nations to war. She knows how gifts are
valued and understands why the Brule
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Literary Focus
11. C
13. A
12. F
14. J
Vocabulary Development
15. relics
16. sarcastic
17. ebony
18. vintage
19. dismantled
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Constructed Response
20. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
If Judith Ortiz Cofer had written this
story as a poem, it would have had the
same characters, setting, topic, and theme.
Transformed into a narrative poem, the
work of literature would still describe
Luis’s maturation as he comes to accept his
mother’s death and deals with the grief it
has caused him. If the story had been a
poem, however, it may have been shorter
and more allusive. Readers would have to
read between the lines to infer the theme.
As a poem the work’s rhythm would
probably be more regular.
The Bass, the River, and
Sheila Mant
by W. D.Wetherell
Selection Test, page 79
And of Clay Are We Created
by Isabel Allende
Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out
Volcano Victims
Bradley Graham
Selection Test, page 82
Comprehension
1. D
6. G
2. F
7. D
3. A
8. F
4. H
9. B
5. C
10. J
Literary Focus
Comprehension
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realizes that he has made the wrong choice.
The “one that got away” becomes a symbol, not just of all the opportunities that he
has missed and can never have again but
also of his true heart’s desire and the pull
he must follow his whole life.
11. D
13. B
12. F
14. J
1. C
6. J
2. J
7. A
3. A
8. H
Vocabulary Development
4. H
9. B
15. magnitude
5. D
10. F
17. pandemonium
Literary Focus
11. A
13. B
12. F
14. J
Vocabulary Development
15. c
18. e
16. d
19. a
17. b
Constructed Response
20. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
The bass might represent missed opportunities—the result of the choices we make.
The narrator can’t decide between the huge
fish and Sheila. He decides to let the fish go
and stay with Sheila. When she deserts him
soon after they arrive at the concert, he
Answer Key
16. tenacity
18. ingenuity
19. commiserate
Constructed Response
20. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
Both accounts describe the same tragedy,
but Allende’s version is fiction while the
newspaper account is fact. Allende’s
account has a clear plot: a beginning, a middle, and an end. Her account also has a
theme, or insight into life. The newspaper
account, in contrast, presents the facts in
order of importance, from most important to
least important. The article has a main idea
but no theme. The main idea concerns the
scope of the tragedy, not an insight into life.
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