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Closer Reading Answer in your notebook . 1 With a partner , read the sentences below and decide which are true based on the information given in the story . Find sentences from the story that support your answer . Example : a . Eep eranza wae named af ter her great- grandmother . It wae mygreat-grandmother 6 name and now it \ 6 mine . & Esperanza was named after her great-grandmother . & Esperanza likes her name . c Esperanza knew her great-grandmother . Q Esperanza admires her great-grandmother . & Esperanza's classmates cannot pronounce her name correctly . f Esperanza wants to change her name . g Esperanza has a nickname . 2 In the first paragraph , what does Esperanza compare her name to ? 3 Give two examples that show that Esperanza's great-grandmother was dissatisfied with her life . 4 What does Esperanza mean when she says , "I don't want to inherit her place by the window" ? S Esperanza compares her name to tin and silver . ט What is the difference between tin and silver ? U > What does Esperanza mean when she says that her name in Spanish is " made out of . .. silver" ? 6 How do the new names suggested by Esperanza reflect the way that she sees herself ? Complete the sentence below with suitable adjectives . She eeee hereelf ae . .. . Thinking About What You Have Read 1 Why do you think people change their names ? 2 Do you agree with Esperanza that changing your name can also change who you are ? Why or why not ?

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