A Very Large Expanse of Sea

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. Why does Shirin end up in the principal’s office on her first day at her new school?

A) She is reporting the math teacher for lecturing about people disloyal to America.

B) She was caught hiding in the restroom instead of going to the cafeteria at lunch.

C) She told the English teacher plainly that she belongs in his Honors class.

D) She wants to change her schedule to include AP Bio and needs the principal’s approval.

2. Which of these statements most accurately explains Shirin’s philosophy on making friends?

A) She will pinpoint one or two potential peers who prove kind, but she mistrusts everyone else.

B) She doesn’t care to make friends, as it is too hard—even painful—since she moves so frequently.