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Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. When my water party was interrupted, both the bathroom and I got a scrubbing. Who most likely interrupted Ernesto's water party? José Gustavo his mother the hotel clerk

his mother

Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. "Now, Ernesto, you are the man of the family. You will take care of your mother until we are together in Sacramento. Which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? A simile is used to compare Ernesto to a man. A simile is used to paint a picture of family life. A metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. A metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

A metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Which sentence from Barrio Boy gives the word mother a negative connotation? You never knew when a compadre or comadre, of your aunt, or your uncle, or your father, or your mother was watching. And if the offense was considered serious, the voice would say, "You will see, I am going to tell your mother." "My mother sends greetings and says may God give you a good day, and here is an egg." That evening at the meson, José and my mother and I reread Gustavo's letter, the last we had received in Mazatlan.

And if the offense was considered serious, the voice would say, "You will see, I am going to tell your mother."

Which sentence from Barrio Boy states the most reasonable inference and provides a valid clue to support it? Green is Ernesto's favorite color.The red and the white were the same as on ours but why they liked blue better than green was just one of those peculiar things about Americans. Ernesto does not know how long he will stay in Tucson.My mother and I were to go to another city called Tucson and wait there until another pass and money could be obtained. José has a good-paying job.José bought us two cardboard suitcases and one for himself, and an alarm clock like the one we used to try to win in the lottery tent in Mazatlan. The hotel clerk does not know the Spanish word for men.Not knowing what they meant we asked the clerk, who explained that when the sign said M-E-N it was for me.

Ernesto does not know how long he will stay in Tucson.My mother and I were to go to another city called Tucson and wait there until another pass and money could be obtained.

Which sentence contains both a simile and personification? The hungry chainsaws cut through the forest of trees in no time at all. Our family picnic ended when the heavy rain decided to pay us a visit. We knew the place would become a dancehall as soon as my uncle arrived. My baseball glove wrapped itself around the ball like a mother holding her child.

My baseball glove wrapped itself around the ball like a mother holding her child.

Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. Any neighborhood courtesy—an exchange of a banana for a red pepper, or the return of a borrowed utensil—was sure to pass through our messenger system. Which words have a connotative meaning in the sentence? Any neighborhood red pepper borrowed utensil messenger system

borrowed utensil

Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could. The author uses figurative language to form a picture of flashing light. compare himself to his mother. give human qualities to the light. imagine what the chair looks like.

form a picture of flashing light.

Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. People talked to one another on the street in low tones; only drunks and muchachitos mal educados raised their voices, or the arrieros when they shouted to their donkeys. Which words best signal that "muchachitos mal educados" has a negative connotation? People talked on the street raised their voices their donkeys

raised their voices

Which phrase from Barrio Boy contains a simile? explore the remarkable inventions of the Americans wait there until another pass and money could be obtained disappearing down the drain with a deep, sonorous gargle the wooden lid with a large hole that looked like a horse collar

the wooden lid with a large hole that looked like a horse collar

Read the sentences from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza. I was left alone in the room for M-E-N. I examined it with great care—the smooth enamel bowl with water in the bottom, the wooden lid with a large hole that looked like a horse collar, the small brown box up near the ceiling, the chain hanging from it. Pressed for time, I finally decided it was safe enough to try. How does Ernesto feel? worried that he is in the wrong room unsure about the new experience confused about the use of the chain troubled by the size of the hole

unsure about the new experience