“Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer Quiz and Answer Key

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning duties with this plot-based, multiple choice quiz covering the short story “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Additionally, a short answer option is provided for re-assessment purposes. These resources may double as guided reading handouts to foster active reading habits among students. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:

• Luis’s criminal behavior and its consequences
• The reason for disruptive behavior
• Luis’s defining characteristics
• How Luis made his gang “legal”
• The general characterization of Luis’s dad
• The reason Naomi comes to the junkyard
• Naomi’s positive influence on Luis
• Borrowing his father’s car
• The reason Luis cries for his mother
• The significance of the “treasure hunt”
• An evolving relationship with Luis’s father
• Finding textual support for Luis’s status as a dynamic character
• Internal vs. external conflict and seeking textual evidence