Part 4: Guided Practice
Hints
Which choice is
supported by Anya's
behavior on the ship?
What kinds of words
and phrases does Anya
use to describe her
experience at Ellis Island?
Trace the shifts in Anya's
attitude throughout the
story by looking back at
the details you marked.
L17 Explaining Point of View
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Use the Hints on this page to help you answer the questions.
At the beginning of the story, what is the narrator's point of view
about immigrating to America?
Anya is angry and upset about having to leave Russia.
A
B
C
C
D
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Anya is anxious about having to learn English.
Anya is excited to be making a home in a new country.
D Anya is grateful that there will be new opportunities for her.
2 What text evidence supports the idea that Anya feels afraid during
her day at Ellis Island?
A
She and her family had to wait for five hours to be processed.
She was not marked with the chalk that meant she was ill.
B
She says that the Great Hall was filled with "terrifying faces."
She describes the man who asks her questions as "impatient."
3 Describe how Anya's attitude toward her new home changes by the
end of the story. Include at least two details from the text that show
how the author develops Anya's point of view.
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