Dynamic Character

FICTION: The Quinceaera Text, pages 18-20

November 2014

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Dynamic Character
How does the narrator, Ana, change during the course of the story The Quinceaera Text?
This activity will help you figure it out!
Directions: Answer the questions below. Weve filled in some boxes for you.

1.
How does Ana feel at
her own party?

What detail from the

story supports your
answer above?

What does this

reveal about Ana?

2.

At first

by the end

uncomfortable

Shed rather be riding her horse than

be at the center of attention.

She is not thrilled with her

Quinceaera.

At first

by the end

What gift is most

important to Ana?

What detail from the

story supports your
answer above?

What does this reveal

about Ana?

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Dynamic Character

FICTION: The Quinceaera Text, pages 18-20

November 2014

3.

At first

by the end

How does Ana

feel about her
grandmother?

What detail from the

story supports your
answer above?

What does this reveal

about Ana?

4.

What causes Ana to change during the story?

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5.

What can you infer happens after the story ends?

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