To The Person Leaving, Group 6

Which statement summarizes the central idea of the selection?

• The author wants an emigre to recognize the costs of staying or leaving, realizing that either is more courageous nor cowardly than the other.
• The author feels that, though life may be lost in Argentina, it is more courageous to remain in one’s homeland.
• The author wishes to expose those who leave as cowards, though she herself had fled twice.
• The author want emigres to take the story of Argentina into the world and share their grief.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

In paragraph 3, what effect does the word generously have on the selection?
"The intellectual status so generously attributed to the exiles may have formed the basis of that generally ridiculous division into Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed Behind.It was as though the two groups belonged to two distinct peoples."

• It shows that the author feels fortunate to have been safe in Europe.
• It shows that the author includes herself as a member of the intellectual class.
• It shows that the author is being serious when she describes the division of the population as being ridiculous.
• It shows that the author does not agree that most exiles were intellectuals.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

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CCSS.RI.8.6

What is the effect of the metaphor in the sentence below from paragraph 4?
“Only, at the time, the prestige attached to the journey was such that those who did not leave attempted to justify themselves by discrediting those who did-the long-suffering sippers who had found themselves obliged to swallow the salty caviar of exile.”

• It shows that the safety of exile was small compared to the costs.
• It shows that exile was not a pleasant experience
• It shows that exile was only for special occasions and for those who were wealthy.
• It emphasizes how those individuals who were exiled were ridiculed by those who were not.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the effect of the phrase below from paragraph 4 on the overall selection?
“The long-suffering sippers who had found themselves obliged to swallow the salty caviar of exile.”

• The allegory demonstrates the perceived importance of some of the people who ;left.
• The simile exemplifies the repeated use of figurative language as a rhetorical device.
• The metaphor illustrates the idea that some of the people who left savored their special kind of suffering.
• The alliteration signals and emphasizes a place deserving special attention from the reader.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the purpose of the figurative language in the sentence below from the last paragraph?
“In 2002, the difference between those who left and those who stayed no longer attracted capital letters (for we live in a lowercase era, without great pretensions).”

• The description of the two eras demonstrates the author’s ironic tone while differentiating the change in perception between the time periods.
• The description of the two eras shows the importance of language to the author.
• The description of the two eras eliminates the possibility that the two time periods were similar in any way.
• The description alludes to previous use of analogies and metaphors by the author which demonstrates the similarity between the two time periods.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which statement describes the connection between the selection and the oxymoron “both at the same time’?

• The division between the two groups is not as distinct in the more recent, financial crisis as it was during the dictatorship.
• Many of those who stayed, as well as those who left, lost their homes and were exiles.
• Those who left had the freedom to protest, whole those who stayed were afraid to protests.
• The author criticizes Argentina, despite her immigration during turbulent times.
  

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What can be inferred from the author’s focus on Argentina’s troubled past and present situation?

• The people who have left Argentina are better off than those who stayed.
• The people who have stayed in Argentina are better off than those who left.
• The Argentinian people as a whole have lost any sense of security.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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CCSS.RI.8.9

Ace Response: In the excerpt from To the Person Leaving,  why does the author choose to end the selection with a rhetorical question? Use examples to support your answer.

• Answer ace response
• Answer ace response

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