ELA Exam Study Guide
Read the paragraph. Teaching the rambunctious group of canines at the obedience school was a great deal of work, but each instructor took a respite once the dogs were placed in their individual kennels. Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word? vacation beverage payment break
Break
Read the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." What does this dialogue reveal about the priest's standing within the community? He is a trusted leader of the tribe. He is considered to be an outsider. He is a spiritual guide to the people. He is disliked by most of the people.
He is a spiritual guide to the people.
Which statement best compares the structure of "Harlem" and "The Weary Blues"? "Harlem" is short and happy, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and lyrical. "Harlem" is short and urgent, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and lyrical. "Harlem" is short and content, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and unhappy. "Harlem" is short and curious, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and unhappy.
"Harlem" is short and urgent, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and lyrical.
Read the following scene from Trifles. How would an audio recording most likely convey the characters' actions during this scene? with a change in each character's tone of voice with the reading of the written stage directions with a change in the volume of the characters' voices with the lines of dialogue spoken by each character
"Is there a cat?"
Read the excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban. He stops at the ocean's edge, smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her, and stretches out a colossal hand. His blue eyes are like lasers in the night. The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. They scan the beach, illuminating shells and sleeping gulls, then focus on her. The porch turns blue, ultraviolet. Her hands, too, are blue. Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore. Which is an example of a hyperbole? "smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her" "and stretches out a colossal hand" "His blue eyes are like lasers in the night." "The porch turns blue, ultraviolet."
"and stretches out a colossal hand"
Read the excerpt from Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue." I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. Which phrase from the excerpt uses informal English? "limited my perception" "her English reflected the quality" "she expressed them imperfectly" "when I was growing up"
"limited my perception"
What is the speaker in "The Weary Blues" attempting to convey in his description of the scene? a criticism of the nightclub atmosphere a concern for overworked performers a knowledge of new musical genres a celebration of personal expression
A celebration of personal expression.
Which statement best describes why an author might choose to write a memoir over other nonfiction formats? A memoir lets the writer address both sides of an issue or conflict. A memoir focuses on a significant period of a writer's life. A memoir allows the writer to remain objective and detached. A memoir describes the day-to-day hardships the writer has endured.
A memoir focuses on a significant period of a writer's life.
Read the sentence. The president of the company was attending the mandatory sales meeting. Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence? noun clause verb phrase adjectival phrase adverbial clause
Adjectival phrase
A reader is using the SQR3 method to analyze the information in a procedural text. The reader has just reviewed the text. She is still unsure about the information. What should she do next? Scan headings and text features. Think about the result of the procedure. Read the text. Ask further questions
Ask further questions.
Imagine you are writing an ad slogan for a new type of breakfast cereal using the media technique of association. In order for the slogan to be effective, it should invoke good memories of the past and provide a good explanation of the cereal's content. associate the cereal with something good and create positive feelings about the cereal. build up the consumer's self-esteem and validate that it is better than the competition. review the contents of the cereal and convince consumers that the cereal is healthy.
Associate the cereal with something good and create positive feelings about the cereal.
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The Negro has many pent up resentments and latent frustrations, and he must release them. How does King conclude this claim? by stating the inevitability of violent protests by urging White leaders to release him from jail by encouraging White leaders to allow nonviolent protests by persuading his followers to break laws and create unrest
By encouraging White leaders to allow nonviolent protests
Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." But there is more bad news. All parts of your body are moving toward the same spot—the black hole's center. So while you're getting ripped apart head to toe, you will also extrude through the fabric of space and time, like toothpaste squeezed through a tube. To all the words in the English language that describe ways to die (e.g., homicide, suicide, electrocution, suffocation, starvation) we add the term "spaghettification." In this excerpt, Tyson conveys his complex ideas by introducing complicated terminology. providing relevant statistics and figures. relating the information to something familiar. describing a personal experience
By relating the information to something familiar
Read the line from "Child of the Americas." An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants The author's word choice suggests a feeling of certainty. connectedness. inferiority. incompleteness.
Connectedness
Use the following definitions to answer the question. evade: 1. (verb) to cleverly escape somebody or something, to avoid invade: 1. (verb) to enter by force, to enter Which sentence contains correct word usage? The thieves were able to invade being arrested by the police. Guerrilla forces evaded the capital city and announced their power. Corn leaf aphids invaded the crop and caused damage to the plants. Sheila tried to evade the private party by bribing the security guard.
Corn leaf aphids invaded the crop and caused damage to the plants.
Which excerpt from A Man's World contains a stage direction? FRITZ—You are tired to-night, Yah? Un? FRANK—Now—now—Fritzie—if you get fidgety— FRITZ—(Sitting at L. of desk.) No—but you— FRANK—Kiddie will be the end of everything for me.
FRITZ—(Sitting at L. of desk.) No—but you—
Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. Which of the following choices best presents a counterclaim to the argument presented in this excerpt? Teenagers have not yet developed skills that make them valuable employees in the workforce. Fast food restaurants are able to employ people who otherwise might not be able to find a job because of the low skill level required to perform the tasks. The McDonald brothers designed the Speedee Service System based on the assembly line systems of American factories in the early twentieth century. By law, fast food restaurants must offer equal employment opportunities to those seeking work
Fast food restaurants are able to employ people who otherwise might not be able to find a job because of the low skill level required to perform the tasks.
Each paragraph of your media analysis essay should evaluate the evidence that has been given to support the thesis. have specifically referenced sources. be reorganized for overall organization and wordiness. focus on one major idea that relates to your thesis.
Focus on one major idea that relates to your thesis.
Read the excerpt from A Man's World. FRITZ—Oh—but de talk—de talk—I can't stand it for you. When you go out like dis people don't believe it is for your work. They say you have a lover—they say he writes your books. FRANK—That's very flattering. It means that they think they are too good for a woman to do. Which best describes why this excerpt is ironic? Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment. Fritz feels that Frank should not go out alone, but Frank does not seem to care what other people think. Frank actually has a man who writes her books, but she denies this fact because she does not want people to know. Fritz warns Frank that people will question why she is going out alone at night, but it is actually Fritz himself who does not want her to go.
Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment.
Read the excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia. 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. Which best explains how Garcia's word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt? Garcia uses short, forceful words to assert a pessimistic opinion on fate. Garcia uses formal, academic language and location words to suggest a theory about fate. Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate's defeat. Garcia uses words with positive connotations to suggest an optimistic outlook on fate.
Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate's defeat.
Which sentence best describes George Bergeron's characterization in "Harrison Bergeron"? He is a static character, because he has become dehumanized by government controls. He is a dynamic character, because he becomes angry with the police for arresting his son. He is a static character, because he has average intelligence. He is a dynamic character, because he attempts to remove that bag that carries his handicap radio device.
He is a static character, because he has become dehumanized by government controls.
Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home." A distaste for everything that had happened to him in the war set in because of the lies he had told. All of the times that had been able to make him feel cool and clear inside himself when he thought of them; the times so long back when he had done the one thing, the only thing for a man to do, easily and naturally, when he might have done something else, now lost their cool, valuable quality and then were lost themselves. What does the excerpt reveal about Krebs? He fought valiantly while at war overseas. He is happy to be home with his friends and family again. He is dissatisfied and feels disillusioned with his surroundings. He is a skilled liar, even though he does not enjoy telling untruths
He is dissatisfied and feels disillusioned with his surroundings.
Which excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban is the best example of magic realism? Celia del Pino, equipped with binoculars and wearing her best housedress and drop pearl earrings, sits in her wicker swing guarding the north coast of Cuba. Her grandson appears in the doorway, his pajama top twisted off his shoulders, his eyes vacant with sleep. Her husband emerges from the light and comes toward her, taller than the palms, walking on water in his white summer suit and Panama hat. For many years before the revolution, Jorge had traveled five weeks out of six, selling electric brooms and portable fans for an American firm.
Her husband emerges from the light and comes toward her, taller than the palms, walking on water in his white summer suit and Panama hat.
Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. How does Wiesel's choice of genre prove beneficial in the excerpt? It shows him trying to reconcile the events of his past in Poland so he can move on with his future in America. It gives him the chance to question presidents and generals about their positions regarding the Holocaust. It allows him a moment to reflect on why the world neglected to aid the Jewish people during their greatest time of need. It provides him the opportunity to accuse American and Soviet leaders of keeping the Holocaust a secret.
It allows him a moment to reflect on why the world neglected to aid the Jewish people during their greatest time of need.
How does Spiegelman's visual representation of the Holocaust aid with comprehension? It shows the diversity of people affected by the events of the Holocaust. It illustrates that few people from Sosnowiec were relocated to the camps. It draws attention to the great number of people affected by the Holocaust. It depicts a large number of faceless individuals, making the Holocaust less real
It draws attention to the great number of people affected by the Holocaust.
Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home." His father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. The car always stood outside the First National Bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. Now, after the war, it was still the same car. Nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. How does Hemingway's description of the town as unchanged impact the readers' perception of Krebs? It emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, Krebs has changed. It illustrates that Krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. It demonstrates that Krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. It reveals that Krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.
It emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, Krebs has changed.
Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. How does the description of Elisa's daily routine support the author's claim that the fast food industry seeks out teenage employees? It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult. It provides analogical evidence to compare the efficiency of teenagers and adults. It provides statistical evidence of what an average fast food employee experiences. It provides testimonial evidence to describe employee abuse in the fast food industry.
It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." "You been crying?" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said. "What about?" he said. "I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television." "What was it?" he said. "It's all kind of mixed up in my mind," said Hazel. "Forget sad things," said George. "I always do," said Hazel. How does this interaction between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut's social criticism? It demonstrates potential problems that occur in a competitive relationship. It illustrates the need for maintaining equality in a society. It suggests that people can show emotions in different ways. It shows how technology can dehumanize and desensitize people
It shows how technology can dehumanize and desensitize people.
Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home." Nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. They all wore sweaters and shirt waists with round Dutch collars. It was a pattern. He liked to look at them from the front porch as they walked on the other side of the street. He liked to watch them walking under the shade of the trees. He liked the round Dutch collars above their sweaters. He liked their silk stockings and flat shoes. He liked their bobbed hair and the way they walked. The author's short, descriptive sentences reflect Krebs's thought process and his feelings about the girls. illustrate the anger that Krebs feels toward the people in his town. express the shame that Krebs feels for lying to the girls. demonstrate Krebs's hopes and dreams for the future
Krebs's thought process and his feelings about the girls.
Read the following scene from A Man's World. FRITZ—But you are a woman. You must not expect people to trust you—too much. FRANK—I'm not going to spend my life explaining. FRITZ—(Sitting at L. of desk.) No—but you— FRANK—Oh, Fritz, don't. You've been so nice and so comfortable. And now you're beginning to worry. You see how much better it would have been for both of us if I'd never told you anything about myself and about Kiddie. How would an audio production differ from a stage production of this scene? Listeners would not have to focus on the words spoken by Fritz and Frank. Listeners would have to imagine the tones Fritz and Frank speak in. Listeners would not have to envision the props being used by Fritz and Frank. Listeners would have to visualize the dress and movements of Fritz and Frank.
Listeners would have to imagine the tones Fritz and Frank speak in.
Read the paragraph. Our school is considering mandating school uniforms next year. The student government supports school uniforms for a number of reasons. First, school uniforms save time. Students will not have to figure out what they will wear and thus will have more time to devote to their studies. They will be more focused on learning and less on appearance. Second, although there are up-front costs, uniforms will ultimately save families money. Finally, uniforms will promote a sense of equality because students are dressed the same regardless of economic status. This will encourage a greater sense of community at our school. What strategy does the author use in her choice of language to convey her message? observational descriptions sequence of events logic and reason real and imagined events
Logic and reason
Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban. "Lourdes, I'm back," Jorge del Pino greets his daughter forty days after she buried him with his Panama hat, his cigars, and a bouquet of violets in a cemetery on the border of Brooklyn and Queens. His words are warm and close as a breath. Lourdes turns, expecting to find her father at her shoulder but she sees only the dusk settling on the tops of the oak trees, the pink tinge of sliding darkness. "Don't be afraid, mi hija. Just keep walking and I'll explain," Jorge del Pino tells his daughter. The sunset flares behind a row of brownstones linking them as if by a flaming ribbon. Which best identifies the magic realism found in the excerpt? Lourdes's father returning to her from the dead the list of items Lourdes buried with her father the dusk settling on the tops of the trees the flaring sunset behind the brownstones
Lourdes's father returning to her from the dead
Which sentence makes the best use of a transitional word or phrase? Math was interesting to me in high school; likewise, it is interesting to me in college. Math was interesting to me in high school; otherwise, it is interesting to me in college. Math was interesting to me in high school; for example, it is interesting to me in college. Math was interesting to me in high school; in contrast, it interesting to me in college.
Math was interesting to me in high school; likewise, it is interesting to me in college.
Miguel has presented a new drawing technique to his advanced art class. Now he is preparing to present the same information to his beginner art class. What will most likely be different about the presentation? Miguel will use informal language to better explain the technique. Miguel will use informal language to ensure the students understand. Miguel will define technical language to better relate to the students. Miguel will define technical language to ensure student understanding
Miguel will use informal language to ensure the students understand.
Read the passage from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica." all wanting the comfort of spoken Spanish, to gaze upon the family portrait of her plain wide face, her ample bosom resting on her plump arms, her look of maternal interest as they speak to her and each other of their dreams and their disillusions— In this passage, the words "ample" and "plump" are sensory images that describe a wealthy person. sensory images that describe a motherly figure. words that express an attitude of respect. words that express an attitude of disgust.
Sensory images that describe a motherly figure
Read the sentence. She met her friends in the lobby, the bottom floor, of the hotel so that they could head over to the refreshing pool for a cool, brisk swim. Which is the best revision of this sentence? She met her friends in the lobby of the hotel, and they headed over to the pool for a cool, refreshing swim. She met her friends at the hotel's bottom floor, which is the lobby, so that they could head over to the swimming pool for a cool, brisk swim. For a cool, brisk, refreshing swim at the hotel's pool, she met her friends in the hotel's lobby on the bottom floor. The sentence is correct as written.
She met her friends in the lobby of the hotel, and they headed over to the pool for a cool, refreshing swim.
If a teacher wanted to create a welcoming classroom environment, which nonverbal strategy would be most effective? smiling and looking friendly reading from the screen pacing around the room waving while speaking
Smiling and looking friendly
In Art Spiegelman's Maus, the events of the Holocaust are relayed from the perspective of Spiegelman. an unknown narrator. the Nazi soldiers. Spiegelman's father.
Spiegelman's father.
Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as "broken" or "fractured" English. But I wince when I say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to describe it other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. What can be inferred from the excerpt? Tan is embarrassed by the nonstandard form of English that her mother speaks. Tan believes that nonstandard forms of English are legitimate languages in their own right. Tan wishes that she did not have to think about the English that her mother speaks. Tan is angry that people are not taught nonstandard English languages in school.
Tan believes that nonstandard forms of English are legitimate languages in their own right.
Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan discusses her thoughts about language to build the idea that the English language does not have words to match some Chinese terms. Tan discusses her relationship with her mother to build the idea that mothers and daughters in all cultures often have misunderstandings. Tan discusses her mother's use of English to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard. Tan discusses the English language to build the idea that there is a lack of appropriate synonyms for the word "broken."
Tan discusses her mother's use of English to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard.
In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of dramatic irony? The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not. Mrs. Hale feels guilty about not visiting Mrs. Wright, but Mrs. Peters reassures her that this is not her fault. The men in the story do not find any evidence outside in the barn, so they decide to search upstairs again. Mrs. Peters talks about how she knows what loneliness feels like, but Mrs. Hale interrupts her before she can finish.
The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not.
Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk." Which statement best describes the paradox in this excerpt? The author acknowledges that civilians should not suffer, but states that the civilians must retreat. The author suggests that the administrators in Washington are busy making polices while overlooking the need to end the war. The author acknowledges that the violence should stop, but admits that a retreat might have dire consequences. The author suggests that the Vietnamese people are counting on US support, though their political ideals are not democratic
The author acknowledges that the violence should stop, but admits that a retreat might have dire consequences.
Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk." I remember distinctly the thrill of climbing aboard a U.S. Army helicopter in the cool of the morning and taking off across the rice fields with a South Vietnamese battalion for a day's jousting with the Vietcong guerillas. I was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit and I was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and to report it. We are fighting now, I used to think, and some day we will triumph and this will be a better country. Based on this excerpt, it can be inferred that the war provides the author with his first flying experience. the author once felt pride and optimism about the war. the US soldiers are trained in hand-to-hand combat. the author has a begrudging respect for the Vietcong
The author once felt pride and optimism about the war.
Read the sentence. It was difficult to extinguish because the fire was too hot. What is the best way to revise this sentence? It was difficult to extinguish it because the fire was too hot. The fire was difficult to extinguish because it was too hot. The hot fire made it difficult to extinguish it. The sentence is correct as written.
The fire was difficult to extinguish because it was too hot
Read the excerpt from Jackie Robinson's letter to President Eisenhower. I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people. When you said we must have selfrespect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded to us through the years. The "treatment" that Robinson refers to is most likely the oppression and segregation imposed upon Black people. president's lack of involvement in the civil rights movement. cruelty Black people experienced during the latest integration efforts. recent rioting and police brutality in Black communities.
The oppression and segregation imposed upon Black people.
Read the paragraph from a student's critical analysis essay. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson talks about independence through his use of big words and fancy argument skills. First, Jefferson states his thesis, which makes it seem important that the colonists get independence. Next, Jefferson gives evidence against the king of England and how he mistreats the American colonies. Finally, Jefferson suggests that colonists should stop paying taxes and fight, which is the obvious answer to the colonists' problems. What is the best way for the student to revise the essay? The student should replace familiar language with more accessible language. The student should replace scholarly language with informal language. The student should replace formal language with more familiar language. The student should replace informal language with formal language.
The student should replace formal language with more familiar language.
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, which best helps readers understand the author's own cultural experiences? the use of figurative language the use of sensory details the use of regional dialect the use of dialogue
The use of regional dialect
Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Which best describes the impact of the words "prosecution," "espionage," and "sabotage"? They reveal important information to the reader. They create vivid imagery for the audience. They emphasize the theme of the executive order. They lend the excerpt an urgent tone.
They lend the excerpt an urgent tone.
Read the excerpt from Richard Wright's Black Boy. My mother finally went to work as a cook and left me and my brother alone in the flat each day with a loaf of bread and a pot of tea. When she returned at evening she would be tired and sometimes dispirited and would cry a lot. Sometimes, when she was in despair, she would call us to her and talk to us for hours, telling us that we now had no father, that our lives would be different from those of other children, that we must learn as soon as possible to take care of ourselves, to dress ourselves, to prepare our own food; that we must take upon ourselves the responsibility of the flat while she worked. Why does Wright include this text? to stress the importance of communicating with children to encourage children to help around the house to emphasize the hardships of single parenting to inspire women to seek a rewarding career
To emphasize the hardships of single parenting
Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God. To her way of thinking all these things set her aside from Negroes. That was why she sought out Janie to friend with. Janie's coffee-and-cream complexion and her luxurious hair made Mrs. Turner forgive her for wearing overalls like the other women who worked in the fields. What does the phrase "to friend with" mean? to want to meet to introduce to dine with to get to know
To get to know
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The other force is one of bitterness and hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence. It is expressed in the various black nationalist groups that are springing up across the nation. Why does the author include these sentences? to predict the future of his group's actions to recall the harsh actions of law enforcement to encourage understanding of Black nationalists to provide a contrast to his group's nonviolent efforts
To provide a contrast to his group's nonviolent efforts
Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that falling into a black hole would be excruciatingly painful? Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless. What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister. For Earth, and for most cosmic places, the tidal force across the length of your body is minuscule and goes unnoticed. But in your feet-first fall toward a black hole the tidal forces are all you notice
What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister.
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education. Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868. The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth Amendment to determine the primary authors of the document. whether its intent has been compromised. how it has been interpreted in each state. whether it needs to be repealed
Whether its intent has been compromised.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly? You will need the following ingredients milk, eggs, sugar, and flour. You will need the following ingredients, milk, eggs, sugar, and flour. You will need the following ingredients - milk, eggs, sugar, and flour. You will need the following ingredients: milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.
You will need the following ingredients: milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.
A student is writing a procedural text for a fitness plan that includes numerical data. Which feature would best visually organize the data within the text? title chart italic font headings
chart
Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles. MRS. HALE. I'd hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing. Which word has a meaning similar to "snooping" as it is used in this excerpt? looking peering intruding searching
intruding
Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066". I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling and a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs. Why does Okita include this description of the speaker? to emphasize the cultural differences between Japanese Americans and other Americans to accentuate the social injustice of Japanese Americans being interned to highlight the fact that the speaker is no different from any other average American girl to call attention to the tear in the narrator's relationship with her best friend
to call attention to the tear in the narrator's relationship with her best friend.