"When I was Puerto Rican" Quiz Review

Why does the author mix English and Spanish in “When I was Puerto Rican”?

• To show how hard life in America is

• It shows she is more comfortable with English than Spanish

• It shows how the author feels about her own identity

• She did not know English

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

According to our Night reading, what is happening to Elie's connection with God?

• Elie's connection has been strained due to all his terrible experiences

• Elie's connection is stronger now than ever

• Elie's connection has not changed

• Elie has no connection with God

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is author's purpose in a text?

• Author's purpose is the background knowledge an author has about a subject

• Author's purpose is a prediction of what might happen later in the text

• Author's purpose characterizes the personalities of characters.

• Author's purpose is the reason for which an author writes a text.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which is an example of an internal conflict?

• A character fighting another character.

• A character surviving terrible weather on a deserted island

• A character protesting a war.

• A character unable to come to terms with their feelings.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a concluding thought or sentence?

• Wrapping up and giving a short summary of an overall idea.

• Giving new and important information regarding the topic

• Providing evidence for support of claims about the topic

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is imagery?

• The unexpected or opposite of what is expected happens in a text.

• Language that appeals to the five senses.

• Predictions of future events in a story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is rhetoric and rhetorical questioning?

• Rhetoric is the art of description and detail

• Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech

• Rhetoric is the art of contradictory speech and thought

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the prisoner's of Auschwitz want first after being freed?

• Food

• Revenge

• Medical aid

• Money

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

What is the point of all the details that the author puts into Night and descriptions of the people or events?

• To make the reader feel safe

• To make the reader want to stop reading the text

• To frighten the reader

• To allow the reader to feel and see what the author did.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the older inmates of the concentration camp tell the new arrivals that it was "paradise" now compared to a few years ago?

• The war was ending and the fighting would soon be over.

• It was a better time with improved treatment than before.

• It was code so that the SS officers would not understand them.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2