Question

homework: unfamiliar vocabulary:
summer of the mariposas, chapter 3 part ii
name:____ date:____
directions: reread each excerpt from chapter 3 of summer of the mariposas. using strategies for determining unfamiliar vocabulary, answer the questions below.

1. \it was clear to me that she was worried—frantic even—that they might fall into the river.\ (46)

which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of frantic? (l.8.5b)
a. clear to me
b. they might fall
c. she was worried
d. into the river

1. \it is an eternal atonement, to watch over the children of the sun, the children of my people, the azteca bloodline.\ (51)

use a print or online dictionary. below, copy the meaning of the word atonement as it is used in this sentence. (l.8.4c, l.8.4d)
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1. how did you determine the answers to the chapter 2 questions? explain what strategies you used to answer these selected and constructed response questions. (rl.8.4)

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Explanation:

For question 1, "frantic" is a synonym for "worried" in this context. For question 2, "atonement" means "reparation for guilt or wrongdoing".

Answer:

1. C. she was worried
2. Reparation for guilt or wrongdoing
3. (This answer would depend on the specific strategies used by the individual, such as context clues, dictionary use, etc. For example: "I used context clues for question 1, noticing that 'frantic' was used to intensify 'worried'. For question 2, I used a dictionary to look up the meaning of 'atonement'." )