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Based on the excerpt, which statement most accurately reflects Anaya’s feelings about assimilation versus multiculturalism?
- Anaya’s support of the preservation of language, history, and cultural values suggests that he supports multiculturalism.
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Which best defines the word “irony”?
- statements or situations designed to reveal a contradiction.
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Which best explains the irony expressed in this excerpt?
- The narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the Americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well.
Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" by Rudolfo A. Anaya.
If we leave out our tortillas—and by that I mean the language, history, cultural values and themes of our literature—the very culture we’re portraying will die.
Based on this excerpt, which statement most accurately reflects Anaya’s feelings about assimilation versus multiculturalism?
Anaya’s support of the preservation of language, history, and cultural values suggests that he supports multiculturalism.
Anaya’s assertion that Mexican writers should forsake their values and their culture suggests that he supports both assimilation and multiculturalism.
Anaya’s failure to mention any of the factors of cultural heritage suggests that he supports neither assimilation nor multiculturalism.
Anaya’s belief that tortillas should be integrated into mainstream culture suggests that he supports assimilation.
Which best defines the word “irony”?
the essence of showing something that is not based in reality
the contrast between what one says and what one believes
statements or situations designed to reveal a contradiction
false appearances designed to mask the truth about a situation
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.
Which best explains the irony expressed in this excerpt?
The narrator is a child and is therefore not in the position to judge any adult’s choice of wardrobe.
While the narrator expresses disdain for the tourists’ choice of clothes, their outfits are, in fact, perfectly suitable for church.
The man and woman are highly respected natives to the region, while the narrator is not even from the area.
The narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the Americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well.
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Which statement best represents the model of assimilation?
Sabine carefully tied the bow of the apron she wore every day. In Germany, this had been part of her traditional garb, and it would be here, as well.
Joseph did not particularly care for the hamburgers and hot dogs at his friend’s house. At his house, he ate pierogies and other types of Polish food instead.
Though Stella missed her native Italy, she also loved America, and she was determined to embrace her new country while also preserving her old one.
I was born in Honduras, but when my family moved to this country, my father commanded that we speak English from that point forward.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
“Por favor,” says the lady. “¿Un foto?” pointing to her camera.
“Si.”
She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks.
“Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?”
“But you speak English!”
“Yeah,” my brother says, “we’re Mericans.”
Which best explains the irony in this excerpt?
The woman assumes that the narrator’s brother is from the region, but he is actually from the US.
The narrator’s brother does not know how to say the word “Americans” even though he is a US citizen.
Neither the narrator nor her brother actually cares for the gum the woman is passing out to them.
The children assume that the woman is a foreigner, but she actually lives in a nearby Mexican town.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
“Girl. We can’t play with a girl.” Girl. It’s my brothers’ favorite insult now . . . “You girl,” they yell at each other. “You throw that ball like a girl.”
Which statement best explains the irony in this excerpt?
The narrator does not even want to play, but her brothers tease her because they think she does.
Although her brothers do not know it, the narrator actually throws the ball far better than either of them does.
Even though the narrator is extremely kind to her brothers, they are exceedingly cruel to her.
As much as the brothers dislike being stereotyped for being “Merican,” they stereotype their own sister based on gender.
Sabine carefully tied the bow of the apron she wore every day. In Germany, this had been part of her traditional garb, and it would be here, as well.
Joseph did not particularly care for the hamburgers and hot dogs at his friend’s house. At his house, he ate pierogies and other types of Polish food instead.
Though Stella missed her native Italy, she also loved America, and she was determined to embrace her new country while also preserving her old one.
I was born in Honduras, but when my family moved to this country, my father commanded that we speak English from that point forward.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
“Por favor,” says the lady. “¿Un foto?” pointing to her camera.
“Si.”
She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks.
“Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?”
“But you speak English!”
“Yeah,” my brother says, “we’re Mericans.”
Which best explains the irony in this excerpt?
The woman assumes that the narrator’s brother is from the region, but he is actually from the US.
The narrator’s brother does not know how to say the word “Americans” even though he is a US citizen.
Neither the narrator nor her brother actually cares for the gum the woman is passing out to them.
The children assume that the woman is a foreigner, but she actually lives in a nearby Mexican town.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
“Girl. We can’t play with a girl.” Girl. It’s my brothers’ favorite insult now . . . “You girl,” they yell at each other. “You throw that ball like a girl.”
Which statement best explains the irony in this excerpt?
The narrator does not even want to play, but her brothers tease her because they think she does.
Although her brothers do not know it, the narrator actually throws the ball far better than either of them does.
Even though the narrator is extremely kind to her brothers, they are exceedingly cruel to her.
As much as the brothers dislike being stereotyped for being “Merican,” they stereotype their own sister based on gender.
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Which statement best represents the model of assimilation?
- I was born in Honduras, but when my family moved to this country, my father commanded that we speak English from that point forward.
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Which best explains the irony in this excerpt?
- The woman assumes that the narrator’s brother is from the region, but he is actually from the US.
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Which statement best explains the irony in this excerpt?
- As much as the brothers dislike being stereotyped for being “Merican,” they stereotype their own sister based on gender.
Diversity in the American populace has resulted in
diminished recognition of multiracial identities.
increased exploration of multiracial identities.
delayed growth of multiracial Americans as a group.
heightened analyses of European values and beliefs.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
La Virgen de Guadalupe is waiting inside behind a plate of thick glass. There’s also a gold crucifix bent crooked as a mesquite tree when someone once threw a bomb. La Virgen de Guadalupe on the main altar because she’s a big miracle, the crooked crucifix on a side altar because that’s a little miracle.
What element of cultural heritage is revealed in this excerpt?
language
religion
clothing
folklore
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.
Which best describes the irony in the narrator’s observation that the couple is “not from here”?
The narrator is not from “here” either.
The couple is Mexican.
The couple thinks that the children are Mexican.
The narrator is mistaken.
Which is an example of cultural heritage?
the language one speaks
one’s intellectual ability
the amount of land one owns
one’s desire to succeed
diminished recognition of multiracial identities.
increased exploration of multiracial identities.
delayed growth of multiracial Americans as a group.
heightened analyses of European values and beliefs.
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
La Virgen de Guadalupe is waiting inside behind a plate of thick glass. There’s also a gold crucifix bent crooked as a mesquite tree when someone once threw a bomb. La Virgen de Guadalupe on the main altar because she’s a big miracle, the crooked crucifix on a side altar because that’s a little miracle.
What element of cultural heritage is revealed in this excerpt?
language
religion
clothing
folklore
Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."
They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.
Which best describes the irony in the narrator’s observation that the couple is “not from here”?
The narrator is not from “here” either.
The couple is Mexican.
The couple thinks that the children are Mexican.
The narrator is mistaken.
Which is an example of cultural heritage?
the language one speaks
one’s intellectual ability
the amount of land one owns
one’s desire to succeed
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Diversity in the American populace has resulted in
- increased exploration of multiracial identities.
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What element of cultural heritage is revealed in this excerpt?
- religion.
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Which best describes the irony in the narrator’s observation that the couple is “not from here”?
- The narrator is not from “here” either.
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Which is an example of cultural heritage?
- the language one speaks.
Drops of water fell on the red blanket and soaked into dark icy spots. [Father Paul] sprinkled the grave and the water disappeared almost before it touched the dim, cold sand; it reminded him of something — he tried to remember what it was, because he thought if he could remember he might understand this. He sprinkled more water; he shook the container until it was empty, and the water fell through the light from sundown like August rain that fell while the sun was still shining, almost evaporating before it touched the wilted squash flowers.
—“The Man to Send Rain Clouds,”
Leslie Marmon Silko
Based on this passage, which object is most likely a symbol in the story?
sundown
sand
rain
water
—“The Man to Send Rain Clouds,”
Leslie Marmon Silko
Based on this passage, which object is most likely a symbol in the story?
sundown
sand
rain
water
Based on the passage, water is most likely a symbol in the story. The way it is described—disappearing almost before it touches the sand and its association with the memories and understanding that Father Paul seeks—suggests that water carries deeper meaning related to life, death, and perhaps spiritual significance.
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