Quindlen Quilt of a Country
Authored by Selina Schottler
English
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Quindlen, "slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrate America's
achievements.
beginnings.
prejudices.
principles.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are America's two "defining ideals" that are often in conflict?
community and individualism
diversity and tolerance
ethnicity and community
individualism and tolerance
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia in her father's time?
Ethnic pride works against American unity.
Ethnic conflict was not an issue in the past.
Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In lines 54-56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that "the left side of the hyphen...would overwhelm the right." Which statement best summarizes this concern?
Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What conclusions do most Americans draw because of their "grudging fairness"?
Ethnic groups should celebrate their cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
Today's immigrants are similar to earlier Americans.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do the people who died at the World Trade Center represent?
New York's wealthiest people
tourists visiting New York
America's varied population
the American middle class
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People who are discordant are...
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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