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Read the passage. There are several questions about this passage.
Architect Secundino "Dino" Fernandez was born in Cuba. His family moved to the
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then
United States in the 1950s. when he was a child.
answer Part B.
from My Havana
Part A
In the way that a fallen bird struggles to fly again. begin to build, I lay a
How are Dino and John Mitovikios similar?
large piece of plywood on my bedroom floor. On it I paint the map of Havana
showing its main avenidas. I put the Castillo del Morro right at the entrance to
O
Both have recently moved.
the harbor. I trace the Malecónby the water where Alfonso and I used to walk.
The harbor itself I make out of aluminum foil glued to the board and glazed
O 2. Both want to go on an adventure.
with blue nail varnish.
2
With great care I cut my favorite buildings out of cardboard. I paint
• 3. Both are learning new language.
archways and balconies, drawn to scale with a ruler, compass, and pen. Streets
large and small spider out across the floor of my bedroom. One night I make
•
Both are nterested in creating art.
the capitol, another night the Roosevelt Hotel in honor of my parents' first
meeting. The Café Loro Azul, its neon parrot in blue and silver ink, takes its
Part B
place on the Calle San Lázaro.
Which detail from the passage best supports the
3
I paint with all the bright colors of Havana. With fluorescent paint I fill each
correct answer from Part A?
window and streetlight, and every porthole of the ships in the harbor. When I
turn out the bedside lamp, my Havana sparkles and shines like the real thing.
"I've learned it from the radio. from the ads in
From my bedroom floor, I belleve I can hear dance music pouring out from the
Café Loo Azul. Distant Cuban melodies suspend me above the mysterious
the subway, from the other kids, and
especially from the boy who Sits behind me in
lights. And this Havana, city of memory, saves me from the homesickness.
class. John Mitovikios." (Paragraph 6)
Sleep usually overtakes me before the phosphorous paint fades in the
darkness slide my Havana under my bed and go to sleep.
After that. asked him to come to our house.
4
One day in February. Mari asks me to translate a note from our neighbor.
and I showed him how to make maps at our
I read the English easily.
kitchen table with c
quill pens and colored
5
You can speak English, Dina!* she says. "You understand."
pencils" (Paras aph 6)
it Is t
I've learned it from the radio, from the ads in the subway, from
the other kids, and especially from the boy who sits behind me in class, john
John is becoming my best friend, I am
speaking English, and Mrs. Brown has
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Marayem Ismael Ameer Hussein Abulgassem,
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Growth: Reading 2-5 CCSS Question #
2010 V4
16
Answer
Part A: Both are interested in creating art.
Part B: "I paint with all the bright colors of Havana...and every porthole of the ships in the harbor." This detail shows that Dino is interested in creating art.