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Hija de Tejas

Authored by Sasha Mckenzie

English

9th Grade

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Hija de Tejas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read lines 3-6. THese lines most likely refer to both -

the speaker's heritage and the historic treatment of native peoples of European

the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans and the speaker's own travels

the speaker's travels and her quest to find her birth parents

the speaker's quest to find her birth parents and the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"with echoes of six flags still waving their altering hands, saluting nations that once claimed the land" -- By using personification in these lines, the poet emphasizes --

Texas's uninhabited status prior to European colonization

the farewell of each of the powers represented by Texas's six flags

the enduring influence of each of Texas's ruling governments

the eventual handing over of power to Texas's native peoples

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line provides the strongest evidence that the speaker has come to terms with her home state's conflicted history?

The body seeks the way back home

Texas, from the Caddoan: taysha, / meaning friends or allies

rivers and mountainous chains under a lone-star banner...

Today, I am at home in my Texas skin...

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the most likely reason that the poet switched between English and Spanish throughout the poem?

To argue that all Texans should learn Spanish

To emphasize both her own and Texas's multiethnic heritage

To imply that the language of Texas's Indians has disappeared

To express ideas that cannot be expressed in English

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In paragraph 3, the word diverse means --

far-flung

foreign

hostile

various

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word dominated mean?

destroyed

overtaken

injured

changed

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the passage, Anglo settlers were the most important factor in nearly destroying the native population of Texas because --

the settlers brought diseases

the settlers brought Indians from the eastern states

the settles drove away Texas's native peoples

the settlers were not dependent on Spanish goods

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