Questions from My Favorite Chaperone Answer the following questions in complete…

Questions from
My Favorite Chaperone
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Why didn’t Maya want to take a permission slip for the Spring Fling?
She thought in her head that her parents would say NO.
2. How does Maya feel about America? Quote a sentence from the first page of the story to prove your point.
She has hope to live the American Dream. “Maybe I could just give up hope.”
3. Summarize how Maya’s family ended up in America.
Things were getting bad in their motherland and the government was running out of money. Their mom and dad also lost their job, so they moved to U.S.A.
4. What type of jobs did Maya’s parents leave, and which ones did they get in America?
Her mom and dad were both teachers. Her dad drove cabs and her mom cleaned people’s houses in America.
5. Where did Aunt Madina move from and to in America?
Kazakhstan to Chicago.
6. Which sport does Maya enjoy?
She enjoys gymnastics.
7. Who is Shannon Lui?
She is a teaching assistant.
8. What is the conflict of the story?
Maya needs permission to go to the Spring Fling at school from her strict parents that do not understand the USA much.
9. How did Maya feel while walking in the hallway with Mr. Walsh?
Scared.
10. Explain why Maya was called to Ms. Johnson’s office.
She wanted to tell her that her brother has been suspended from school for fighting.
11. What can you infer about Ossie Nishizono?
He fought against Nurzhan.
12. What must Maya miss because of the meeting with her brother?
She missed the gymnastics meet.
13. Describe character traits for Ossie Nishizono.
He is the same age as Nurzhan.
14. Why does Maya think her parents will be angry with her?
15. What did Maya learn from Mr. Zabornik?
16. What did Maya say to her brother when she saw him?
17. What is unusual about Maya’s translation?
18. Why is the translation humorous?
19. Explain the comparison Maya made to Anne Frank.
20. Why do you suppose it was easier for Maya to tell her mother about the trouble with Nurzhan than her father?
21. How did Ms. Coe handle Maya missing the gymnastics meet?
22. Analyze Maya’s actions that infuriated her father.
23. “Daniel dropped me and I ran to the cab, whimpering and trembling inside like a dog caught stealing a chicken.” What is emphasized with the simile in this sentence?
24. What happened when Maya got home from school?
25. What is a kamcha?
26. According to Nurzhan, their parents “…don’t know about things here, only their ways. They are like stone.” What is emphasized with the simile in this excerpt?
27. Why did Maya have to clean houses?
28. How is Maya handling her new lifestyle?
29. Analyze Nurzhan’s plan to help Maya.
30. What does the dance symbolize to Maya?
31. Describe the climax of the story.
32. What is a capravazhdieuushee?
33. What is Maya going to tell her friends about her brother?
34. What did Mama give Maya?
A bracelet.
35. Why did Nurzhan go to the bathroom every time Maya danced with Daniel?
36. Why are the words, “You are an excellent chaperone” an example of verbal irony?
37. Summarize how the story concluded.