heritage and multicultural american identities unit test 76%

How is the speaker's point of view in the poem "Child of the Americas" used to explore cultural identity? The third-person point of view allows her to be an objective observer of cultural conflicts. The third-person point of view allows her to look at culture from a historical perspective. The first-person point of view allows her to claim ownership of her own cultural identity. The first-person point of view allows her to share personal experiences of racism in America.

c

Read the excerpt from "Like Mexicans." We had lunch: sandwiches, potato chips, and iced tea. Carolyn and her mother talked mostly about neighbors and the congregation at the Japanese Methodist Church in West Fresno. Her father, who was in khaki work clothes, excused himself with a wave that was almost a salute and went outside. I heard a truck start, a dog bark, and the truck rattle away. How does Soto build a central idea of his story in the excerpt? By showing how Carolyn's family lives in a way that is strange to him, Soto supports the idea that culture causes conflict between people. By showing how Carolyn's family lives in a way that is boring to him, Soto supports the idea that people from different cultures do not share interests. By showing how Carolyn's family lives in a way that is familiar to him, Soto supports the idea that people from different cultures can also share a culture. By showing how Carolyn's family lives in a way that is similar to him, Soto supports the idea that there are very few differences among cultures.

c

Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban. That's it. My mind's made up. I'm going back to Cuba. I'm fed up with everything around here. I take all my money out of the bank, $120, money I earned slaving away at my mother's bakery, and buy a one-way bus ticket to Miami. I figure if I can just get there, I'll be able to make my way to Cuba, maybe rent a boat or get a fisherman to take me. I imagine Abuela [grandmother] Celia's surprise as I sneak up behind her. She'll be sitting in her wicker swing overlooking the sea and she'll smell of salt and violet water. There'll be gulls and crabs along the shore. She'll stroke my cheek with her cool hands, sing quietly in my ear. The complex narrative structure used in the excerpt is an example of establishing a work of fiction that is based on nonfiction. several narrators being used. unconventional text features. the chronological order of events being manipulated.

d

Read the following excerpt from Julia Ortiz Cofer's poem "El Olvido." It is dangerous to spurn the clothes you were born to wear for the sake of fashion; dangerous to use weapons and sharp instruments you are not familiar with; dangerous to disdain the plaster saints before which your mother kneels praying with embarrassing fervor that you survive in the place you have chosen to live: The items listed in this excerpt symbolize the ways of life that are unfamiliar to the speaker. the fervent religious beliefs of the speaker's mother. the speaker's desire to forget embarrassing traditions. the traditions and customs of the speaker's native land.

d

Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." The sky in the west was full of pale yellow light. Louise stood outside with her hands in the pockets of Leon's green army jacket that was too big for her. The funeral was over, and the old men had taken their candles and medicine bags and were gone. She waited until the body was laid into the pickup before she said anything to Leon. She touched his arm, and he noticed that her hands were still dusty from the corn meal that she had sprinkled around the old man. When she spoke, Leon could not hear her. Which detail in this excerpt indicates that Leon and his family still carry out traditional Pueblo practices? the funeral service and the candles the sky in the west and the pale yellow light the body in the pickup and the army jacket the medicine bags and the sprinkled cornmeal

d

Which of the following lines from the poem "El Olvido," by Julia Ortiz Cofer, contains sensory imagery that expresses loneliness? the clothes you were born to wear weapons and sharp instruments you are not familiar with the climate of your birthplace a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls

d

Read the excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban. She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains. Read the excerpt from "Like Mexicans." We talked for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . Carolyn waved again. I looked, back, waving. . . . Her people were like Mexicans, only different. Which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar? Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader's emotions. Each presents factual evidence to appeal to the reader's logic. Each documents career credentials to appeal to the reader's ethics. Each discusses a political event to appeal to the reader's logic.

a

Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." Because most cities would no longer exist, messages would have to be broken up into pieces, scattered throughout the system, moved around cities that no longer existed, and then reassembled at the destination. ARPA combined these ideas with an existing system to create what is now called e-mail. Which reading strategy would most help in comprehending the sentence? breaking it up into shorter sentences and phrases looking up the longer words relating the content to personal experience rereading the sentence aloud

a

Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of World War III would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win World War VI). Therefore, the pentagon's priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions. Which type of rhetoric is used most in this excerpt to convince readers of the author's point of view? an appeal to logic an appeal to the author's character an appeal to emotion an appeal to ethics

a

Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." Tanks and submarines were easily simulated, since looking through goggles wasn't very much different from looking through a pair of binoculars or a periscope. Since the first head-mounted display was built for the Pentagon in 1968, primitive versions of virtual reality have since proliferated to video arcades around the country. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that certain video games resulted from issues related to national security? There has been a marked increase in war-themed games since the military developed conflict-based simulators. There has been a marked increase in the development of new forms of entertainment since cuts to military spending have occurred. There has been a marked increase in virtual reality games since the military developed conflict-based simulators. There has been a marked increase in new forms of entertainment since the military's budget was increased.

a

What best summarizes the central idea of the passage from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About"? Technological advancement is a side effect of military efforts to win wars. Technological advancement is a side effect of academic competition between countries. Technological advancement is a side effect of economic competition between countries. Technological advancement is a side effect of profit-driven corporations.

a

What best summarizes the central idea of the passage from "Like Mexicans"? People from different ethnicities have a difficult time understanding each other. People can be of different ethnicities and still have shared life experiences. People should marry based on shared ethnicity to maintain their own cultures. People should ignore their ethnicities to develop one common culture

a

Which statement best describes the role of the speaker in the poem "El Olvido" by Julia Ortiz Cofer? The speaker is warning against forgetting one's heritage. The speaker is trying to reconnect with her own heritage. The speaker is expressing regret over moving away from home. The speaker is voicing embarrassment over her mother's cultural traditions.

a

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." I've heard other terms used, "limited English," for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people's perceptions of the limited English speaker. How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan presents factual evidence to support the idea that the English language provides fewer opportunities for expression than other languages. Tan expresses an opinion to support the idea that people who speak nonstandard forms of English are unfairly judged in negative ways. Tan tells a story to support the idea that people who speak nonstandard forms of English are unable to communicate effectively. Tan discusses the limits of writing in English to support the idea that authors learn other languages to express their ideas more fully.

b

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: "We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned." Which best describes how Anaya effectively uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censorship is a tool of the powerful? Anaya uses words that lack emotional connotations to present a painful anecdote from his life. Anaya presents facts from a newspaper story about school board members burning his books. Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by referring to his first novel. Anaya delivers a passionate argument against the ability of school boards to ban books.

b

Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban. If it were up to me, I'd record other things. Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule . . . Why don't I know anything about them? Who chooses what we should know or what's important? I know I have to decide these things for myself. Most of what I've learned that's important I've learned on my own, or from my grandmother. What does the excerpt reveal about Cristina Garcia? Her background in journalism has made the writing of realistic fiction more difficult for her. Her background in journalism has helped her research and use realistic details in her fiction. Her background in journalism has prevented her from using magic realism in her fiction. Her background in journalism has caused her to become an efficient and thorough editor.

b

Read the excerpt from Judith Ortiz Cofer's poem "El Olvido." a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls, a forgetting place where she fears you will die of loneliness and exposure. Jesús, María, y José, she says, el olvido is a dangerous thing. Which strategy would be most helpful in enhancing the reader's comprehension of the poem? skimming the lines for familiar words establishing the meaning of words in English and Spanish breaking the lines into shorter phrases rewriting each line by hand.

b

Read the following excerpt from Gary Soto's story "Like Mexicans." My grandmother gave me bad advice and good advice when I was in my early teens. For the bad advice, she said that I should become a barber because they made good money and listened to the radio all day. "Honey, they don't work como burros," she would say every time I visited her. She made the sound of donkeys braying. "Like that, honey!" For the good advice, she said that I should marry a Mexican girl. "No Okies, hijo"—she would say— "Look, my son. He marry one and they fight every day about I don't know what and I don't know what." For her, everyone who wasn't Mexican, black, or Asian were Okies. The French were Okies, the Italians in suits were Okies. . . . she lectured me on the virtues of the Mexican girl. What inference can be made about the grandmother's point of view in this excerpt? She is eager to assimilate herself and her family into mainstream American culture. She is unwilling to embrace any aspect of multiculturalism because she detests American culture. She wants to preserve her family's Mexican culture even though she no longer lives in Mexico. She believes that marrying an "Okie" is equivalent to ruining any prospects of financial success.

b

Read the following excerpt from Michio Kaku's book Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century. There was also a sense of urgency. The Pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the Soviet Union might be rebuilt before the United States. Following a nuclear war, there would be a race to see who could rebuild their country first. In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of World War III would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win World War IV). Therefore, the Pentagon's priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions. Which detail provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the Cold War? There was also a sense of urgency. The Pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the Soviet Union might be rebuilt before the United States. In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs. . . . Therefore, the Pentagon's priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible. . . .

b

Read the passage from the poem "El Olvido" by Julia Ortiz Cofer. dangerous to disdain the plaster saints before which your mother kneels praying with embarrassing fervor that you survive in the place you have chosen to live: a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls, a forgetting place where she fears you will die of loneliness and exposure. What imagery in this passage creates a visual of the speaker's heritage? "loneliness and exposure" "plaster saints," "mother kneels praying" "the place you have chosen to live," "a forgetting place" "a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls"

b

Read the sentence from "Speaking Arabic." The cousins and neighbors file in to say, "Keef ha-lik?"—How are you?—the door opening into a thousand rooms. Which best explains how Nye's word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt? Nye translates a phrase into English to argue her position that coming from a multicultural heritage is best. Nye uses figurative language to support her opinion that staying connected to one's heritage makes life richer. Nye uses literal language to assert her point of view that staying connected to one's heritage is a serious matter. Nye translates a phrase into English to emphasize her feeling that coming from a multicultural heritage is confusing.

b

Read the excerpt from "Like Mexicans." We talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . Carolyn waved again. I looked, back, waving. . . . Her people were like Mexicans, only different. Which best explains how Soto's text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt? Soto compares his experience to his wife's experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society. Soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society. Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society. Soto uses a cause-and-effect format to show how a person's heritage can limit his or her marriage choices.

c

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as "Even though Tom was ______, Mary thought he was _____." And the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, "Even though Tom was foolish, Mary thought he was ridiculous." Well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him. So I never did well on tests like that. How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students' ability to write well. Tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests should include more interesting content. Tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability. Tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard English limits a person's ability to communicate.

c

Read the excerpt from Gary Soto's short story "Like Mexicans." My grandmother gave me bad advice and good advice when I was in my early teens. For the bad advice, she said that I should become a barber because they made good money and listened to the radio all day. "Honey, they don't work como burros," she would say every time I visited her. She made the sound of donkeys braying. "Like that, honey!" For the good advice, she said that I should marry a Mexican girl. "No Okies, hijo"—she would say— "Look, my son. He marry one and they fight every day about I don't know what and I don't know what." For her, everyone who wasn't Mexican, black, or Asian were Okies. The French were Okies, the Italians in suits were Okies. . . . she lectured me on the virtues of the Mexican girl. The complex narrative structure used in the excerpt is an example of unconventional text features. several narrators being used. establishing a work of fiction that is based on nonfiction. the chronological order of events being manipulated.

c

Read the passage from the poem "El Olvido," by Julia Ortiz Cofer. It is a dangerous thing to forget the climate of your birthplace, to choke out the voices of dead relatives when in dreams they call you by your secret name. Which best describes the tone of the passage? confused serious mournful angry

c