Hija de Tejas

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

"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

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...

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

In paragraph 3, the word diverse means --

• far-flung

• foreign

• hostile

• various

What does the word dominated mean?

• destroyed

• overtaken

• injured

• changed

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