Vivian's Move by Miguel Pereira

1. Which sentence helps convey the central idea that Vivian is changing her mind about the move? "On a gray, rainy morning , Vivian waved goodbye to the red door she had walkedthrough for the last time." "San Francisco was starting to feel more like home every minute." "For the past couple of months, Vivian and her dad ha been reading about San Francisco and California." "Boston was beautiful and had wonderful restaurants, and she adored the fall leaves and the snowy winters." 2. What is the central idea of paragraph 3? Vivian's dad thinks San Francisco is better than Boston. San Francisco doesn't get snow like Boston does." Vivian doesn't want to leave Boston for San Francisco. Only Vivian loves the fall and the winter seasons. 3. Vivian starts to like San Francisco better when she sees ways in which it is like Boston. A reader could agree or disagree with this statement. Choose the sentence from the story that could be used to support agreement with the statement. "She thought it was too bad that San Francisco didn't get snow like Boston does." "On the other hand, she thought about how much more fun the double-seated bike that she and her dad rode around Boson would be on those hills-at least going down!" "Vivian smiled when she saw restaurants with names like Mama Mia and Mangia Bene, and red, white, and green flags hanging in the windows." "She wondered if it were possible for San Francisco to be as wonderful as Boston.." 4. The story "Vivian's Move" explores the theme that change can be both sad and exciting. Write a short paragraph (at least 4 sentences) in which you describe how Vivian is feeling about her move by the end of the story. Use details from the textto support your answer. When writing your answer, please make sure you restate the question in your answer. Remember that you must use complete sentences and correct conventions (spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, etc.) count, so please make sure you are proofreading before submitting.