Daughter of Invention

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PART A: Which TWO statements describe the main themes of the story?

A. The freedom to express oneself is valued by many, but some people discourage it and fear its consequences. D. Creativity and creation can bring great joy.

PART A: How does the conflict between the narrator and her father develop the plot of the story?

A. The narrator and her father disagree on the content of her speech, revealing how their differing experiences have contributed to their views on free expression.

PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

B. "'This is America, Papi, America!' she reminded him now. 'You are not in a savage country anymore!'" (Paragraph 47)

How does reading Whitman most affect the narrator?

C. It compels her to write something other than what she has read from her teachers.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

D. "That night, at last, I started to write, recklessly, three, five pages, looking up once only to see my father passing by the hall on tiptoe. When I was done, I read over my words, and my eyes filled." (Paragraph 34) E. "'The best student learns to destroy the teacher'?' He mocked my plagiarized words. 'That is insubordinate. It is improper. It is disrespecting of her teachers ---'" (Paragraph 42)

How does the electric typewriter that the narrator's father buys her contribute to the theme of the story?

D. It shows that the narrator's father accepts her writing and the expression of her ideas.


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