Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood

The overall organization of this passage can be described as a(n)

• chronological sequence of events

• first-person narrative disclosing the painful experiences of the speaker

• angry polemic against bilingual education

• argument supported by personal experience and analytical commentary

• contrast between the attitudes of the speaker and middle-class ethnics

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is a structural similarity between paragraphs 43 and 44?

• assertion followed by personal experience as support

• statement of a counterargument followed by the speaker's rebuttal

• appeals to pathos followed by appeals to logos

• statement of a cause followed by explanation of its effects

• anecdote followed by analysis

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Whom does the speaker mean by "middle-class ethnics" (par. 43)?

• anyone who disagrees with him

• educated Spanish-speaking people

• relatively affluent members of minority groups

• all people of color who are educated

• persons whose efforts to assimilate have failed

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All of the following exist in paragraph 43 except

• complex sentence

• emotional language

• counterargument

• inverted syntax

• an appeal to logos

In paragraph 43, Rodriguez accuses the middle-class ethnics of being guilty of which of the following logical fallacies?

• red herring

• begging the question

• ad hominem argument

• post-hoc fallacy

• overgeneralization

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

By "full individuality" (par. 44) the speaker means

• having a unique identity

• being more concerned about the self than the group

• accepting responsibility as a member of a group

• valuing one's differences from others more than shared traits

• recognizing the importance of self-expression

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the speaker's attitude toward the middle-class ethnics who do not want to assimilate?

• grudging and understanding

• angry contempt

• cautious ambivalence

• cynical criticism

• judicious disapproval

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the "new name" to which the speaker refers in paragraph 44?

• the name he adopted when he became Americanized

• the affectionate way his family refers to him

• the name he uses when he writes

• the title he has as a result of his education

• the Anglicized pronunciation of his name

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The loss implies the gain" (par. 45) is an example of

• understatement

• oxymoron

• sarcasm

• paradox

• euphemism

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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

In the context of paragraph 45, "rehearse" means

• to practice

• to recount

• to repeat

• to study

• to pretend

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4