Crazy Loco

Crazy Loco
Assessment Part I
Circle the best answer.
1. At the end of “Last Mass,” Pedro shows his
maturity by helping with the mass and offering
to paint the church walls. In this sentence, what
does maturity mean?
A religion
B feelings
C growth
D weakness
2. In “Valentine,” Bobby and Marco get mad at
Luis because Luis—
A eats their chocolate cake at the
graduation party
B dates Nina all through high school
C made mean valentines for them
D tells the teacher that they lifted
Nina’s skirt
3. From Tommy’s descriptions of Catalina at
the beginning of “Her Other Son,” you can
conclude that Tommy—
A thinks Catalina is smarter than he is
B hates Catalina
C does not appreciate Catalina and
her family
D is embarrassed to have a maid
Name:
4. Which of these best summarizes the short
story “Crazy Loco”?
A An eight-year-old boy and his brother
get a puppy. After trying different names,
they decide on Loco. Loco loves to sit in
and pretend to drive cars. One day, Loco
and the car disappear. The family adopts
another dog, but they never forget Loco.
B A family gets a dog. The dog loves to
ride in the car, and the family thinks this
is crazy. So they name the dog Loco.
Loco loves to swim and decides to go
swimming at the local swimming pool.
C Loco’s family takes Loco to the mall with
them. When the family returns to the
parking lot, they see that their car is gone.
Loco was in the car, so he is missing,
too. They go to the dog pound to look for
Loco, but he is not there.
D An eight-year-old boy and his brother get
the puppy they have been begging for.
They try to think of a name for him. The
dog will not respond to any of the names
they think of. Finally, the boys’ mother
says the dog is loco. The name Loco is
perfect for this dog.
5. In “Proud to Be an American,” Richard’s
actions and words show that—
A he does not like his father
B he respects and loves his father
C he hates the Fourth of July
D he is afraid of fireworks
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