The Latin Deli

How does the speaker’s use of imagery in the first six lines help develop the mood?

• A. It creates an idyllic and playful atmosphere

• B. It creates a charming and amiable atmosphere

• C. It creates a melancholic and bleak atmosphere

• D. It creates a disconcerting and tense atmosphere

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Based on the imagery within the poem, what can the reader infer about the deli owner?

• A. She is a an irrational woman who is sympathetic toward her customers

• B. She is a warmhearted woman who is apathetic toward her customers

• C. She is a malevolent woman who is insulting toward her customers

• D. She is a compassionate woman who is empathetic toward her customers

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Which word best replaces the word “divine” in the phrase below?

“or the others, whose needs she must divine, conjuring up products from places that now exist

only in their hearts”

• A. Worship

• B. Appreciate

• C. Anticipate

• D. Guess

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How does the author’s use of diction convey the tone in the second stanza?

• A. The use of the words “maternal” and “understanding” convey a nurturing tone

• B. The use of the words “comfort” and “understanding” create a nostalgic tone

• C. The use of the words “Suspiros” and “Merengues” express a dreamy tone

• D. The use of the words “Suspiros” and “Merengues” express a wistful tone

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What can be inferred about the relationship between the owner and her customers based on the imagery

in the closing line?

• A. The “closed ports” represent the broken dreams and the past of her customers which the owner tries to delicately navigate to provide a piece of home in a foreign land

• B. The customers represent a “trade” in that the owner had to forsake her culture and tradition to try to make a living for herself in America

• C. The customers and the owner provide solace and companionship to one another as they try to find familiarity in a strange land

• D. The “closed ports” represent how the owner is trying to usher her customers into a new life

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How does the author’s diction contribute to the imagery in the lines below?

“but it would not satisfy/ the hunger of the fragile old man lost in the folds/ of his winter coat, who brings his lists of items/ that he reads to her like poetry”

• A. Words like “hunger”, “coat”, “poetry”, and “lists” allow the reader to fully comprehend the man’s loneliness

• B. Words like “fragile”, “lost”,“brings”, and “old” allow the reader to understand that the man is dependent on the latin deli owner

• C. Words like “reads” allow the reader to envision the relationship between the customer and the latin deli owner

• D. Words like “hunger”, “folds”, and “satisfy” allow the reader to empathize with the conflicting emotions felt by the old man

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