Manhattan Tropics

Question

by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner

The large calm lake in the middle was covered with rowboats in which novice rowers, outfitted in their Sunday best, spent so much effort trying to navigate out of tricky spots that little time remained for enjoyment. Almost all the girls had a flower in their hair, and those in the rowboats accentuate their finery with shrieks and peals of laughter. Some had never been in a boat.

Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)

Question
Use the sentences to answer the question.

Select true or false to indicate whether the author uses language to appeal to each of the following senses.

(1 point)
True False
taste

sight

smell

hearing

touch

Answer 1

To determine whether the author uses language to appeal to each of the senses in the excerpt, we can analyze the text as follows:

• Taste: The excerpt does not mention any food or flavors, so it does not appeal to the sense of taste.
  Answer: False

• Sight: The description of the lake, rowboats, novice rowers, and girls in their finery describes visual elements vividly, appealing to sight.
  Answer: True

• Smell: There is no reference to any scents or smells in the text, so it does not appeal to the sense of smell.
  Answer: False

• Hearing: The mention of "shrieks and peals of laughter" indicates sounds, thereby appealing to the sense of hearing.
  Answer: True

• Touch: The excerpt does not describe any tactile sensations or physical contact, so it does not appeal to the sense of touch.
  Answer: False

Therefore, the answers are as follows:

• Taste: False
• Sight: True
• Smell: False
• Hearing: True
• Touch: False