Question
Excerpt from I Am American by Jennifer Tibbets
VINCENT LOPINTO: I am American. In 1910 my great-great-grandfather came to America from Naples, Italy. He entered through New York City’s Ellis Island. The only English he spoke was “America!” He moved into a one-room apartment on New York’s Upper East Side, and after a few years married an Italian girl also living in America. They moved to Brooklyn, and my great-great-grandfather got a job in construction with others that had come from Naples before him. I think he was scared to death, to be perfectly honest. Back in Italy, though, he would work his whole life for nothing. America promised to be different. A country where dreams could come true.
Which detail in the monologue from Vincent Lopinto connects to the theme that for many immigrants, America offered a better life than the country they came from?
(1 point)
Responses
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather came to America speaking almost no English.
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather came to America speaking almost no English.
In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.
VINCENT LOPINTO: I am American. In 1910 my great-great-grandfather came to America from Naples, Italy. He entered through New York City’s Ellis Island. The only English he spoke was “America!” He moved into a one-room apartment on New York’s Upper East Side, and after a few years married an Italian girl also living in America. They moved to Brooklyn, and my great-great-grandfather got a job in construction with others that had come from Naples before him. I think he was scared to death, to be perfectly honest. Back in Italy, though, he would work his whole life for nothing. America promised to be different. A country where dreams could come true.
Which detail in the monologue from Vincent Lopinto connects to the theme that for many immigrants, America offered a better life than the country they came from?
(1 point)
Responses
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather came to America speaking almost no English.
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather came to America speaking almost no English.
In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.
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The detail that connects to the theme that for many immigrants, America offered a better life than the country they came from is:
**In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.**
This highlights the idea that America provided hope and opportunities that were not available in his home country.
**In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.**
This highlights the idea that America provided hope and opportunities that were not available in his home country.
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