Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
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Vocabulary
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Except
Raggedy
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Invisible
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5
6
Convey
Create
Qualities
Is an adjective that means not able to be seen.
Is a verb that means to express or make an idea known to
others.
Is a verb that means to make, form or cause something to
be.
Is a preposition that means but or however.
Is a noun that means traits or characteristics.
Is an adjective that means not able to be seen.
Answer the following questions.
1.What point of view is used in this story? How do you know?
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2. What does the narrator mean when she says that growing old is like an onion?
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3. Why does the narrator wish that she was 102? What is she feeling?
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4. Why is the narrator so afraid of people thinking that the sweater is hers?
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5. In paragraph 13, what does Rachel compare the sweater to? What does that show about
Rachel’s feelings?
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6. What is the theme of the story?
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