In La Rinconada ,Peru ,Searching for Beauty in Ugliness

In La Rinconada ,Peru ,Searching for Beauty in Ugliness

Multiple Choice

What is one the meaning of the Latin root -temp-?

• health

• wealth

• time

• memory

Multiple Choice

According to “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” why do government officials rarely visit La Rinconada?

• There are no luxury hotels for visitors to stay in.

• The people there are so angry that officials would feel unwelcome.

• Thin air and bitter cold make the place uninviting.

• Mining companies have made safe travel to the peak difficult.

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

I suddenly saw the tin rooftops gleam like a mantle of diamonds. As the sun moved over the snow, the ravished mountain seemed to ripple with ribbons of color.

To which sense do these details appeal?

• taste

• sight

• smell

• touch

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

Gold ripped from Sleeping Beauty's entrails will glitter on Cartier and Tiffany counters around the world.

What important idea do the sensory details in this excerpt convey most clearly?

• There is beauty to be found in all places.

• The demand for gold is leading to global violence.

• La Rinconada and its people pay a high price for others' luxury.

• The government of Peru has abandoned the people of La Rinconada.

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

The green is gone. The earth is turned. What you see as Mount Ananea looms into view is a lunar landscape, pitted with orange lakes that reek of cyanide.

What does this imagery most emphasize about the setting?

• the destruction caused by mining operations

• the terrible smell caused by lack of plumbing

• the surprising beauty in the midst of ugliness

• the way extreme temperatures affect the landscape

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes the personal feelings that the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” has toward the people of La Rinconada?

• She blames them for not obtaining a formal education.

• She admires them for remaining human in brutal conditions.

• She considers them naive for risking their lives for nothing.

• She is angry with them for risking their children’s lives.