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1 Where was Julia Alvarez born?

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Connecticut
New York
Dominican Republic
2 Where were her parents from?
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Connecticut
Dominican Republic
New York
The United States
3 When did she start writing?
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27 years old
50 years old
20 years old
15 years old
4 What job does she have, besides writing?
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dictator
poetry teacher
Professor
magazine creative writer
5 In which decade did she publish essays in magazines?
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In the 1950's.
In the 1980's.
In the 1990's
In the early 2000's
6 In what year did she write her first book of poetry?
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In 2002.
In 2001.
In 1997.
In 1984.
7 In what year did she write her first novel?
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1950
1984
1991
2000
8 What book did she write in 1997?
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In the Name of Salomé
How Tía Lola Came to Visit
In the Time of the Butterflies
!Yo!
9 What type of books did she start writing in 2000?
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magazines
Children's books
Novels for Young Adults
Teaching books
10 What book did she write for youth in 2002?
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How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents.
Before We were Free
In the time of the Butterflies
In the name of Salomé
11 What new words or cognates did you learn from reading about Julia Alvarez? (Provide 3 and give both the Spanish and English translations.)
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12 What did you learn in reading about Julia Alvarez? (Write at least one sentence in English.)

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Here are the answers to your questions based on the available information about Julia Alvarez:

  1. Where was Julia Alvarez born?

    • Dominican Republic

  2. Where were her parents from?

    • Dominican Republic

  3. When did she start writing?

    • 20 years old

  4. What job does she have, besides writing?

    • Professor

  5. In which decade did she publish essays in magazines?

    • In the 1980's.

  6. In what year did she write her first book of poetry?

    • In 1984.

  7. In what year did she write her first novel?

    • 1991

  8. What book did she write in 1997?

    • In the Name of Salomé

  9. What type of books did she start writing in 2000?

    • Children's books

  10. What book did she write for youth in 2002?

    • Before We were Free

  11. What new words or cognates did you learn from reading about Julia Alvarez?

    • Cognates:
      1. cultura (culture)
      2. educación (education)
      3. literatura (literature)

  12. What did you learn in reading about Julia Alvarez?

    • Julia Alvarez is an accomplished writer who started her literary career relatively later in life and has written extensively for both adults and children, focusing on themes related to her Dominican heritage and identity.

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