How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua

This passage utilizes which of the following rhetorical techniques?

I. definition

II. analogy

III. cause and effect

• I only

• III only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

In paragraph 36, "state of soul" refers to

• the author's mixed racial heritage

• the religious beliefs that bind a particular community

• the predominance of the author's spanish ancestry

• the way a cultural group envisions itself

• the importance of the author's geographical roots in Mexico

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The conversation in paragraph 37 serves to

• stress the importance of the author's family ties

• indicate the deliberate choices that define the author's identity

• illustrate that the author easily shifts languages and registers within languages

• contrast with the Mexican saying previously quoted

• shift the viewpoint from the author to her siblings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

The rhetorical function of paragraph 38 is to

• demonstrate the author's confusion about her identity

• list the richly complex heritage the author enjoys

• emphasize the inaccuracy of labels

• validate the grounds for the author's belonging to many cultures

• establish the author's knowledge of her cultural history

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Paragraphs 39 and 40 contain each of the following EXCEPT

• cumulative sentence

• parallel syntax

• paradox

• slang

• figurative language

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The principal contrast in this passage is

• Chicano versus Anglo

• self-definition versus imposed definition

• Spanish versus English

• Anglo-American versus Mexican cultural values

• assimilation versus separation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

The quotation that opens the passage does which of the following?

• summarizes a viewpoint that contrasts with the author's

• demonstrates that a person of an ethnicity different from the author's can have a similar viewpoint

• suggests that identity cannot be known, only intuited

• authenticates the premise that the author is exploring

• states abstractly what the author will demonstrate concretely

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

By including the endnotes, the author does all of the following EXCEPT

• appeal to authority

• provide additional opinions of her own

• offer historical background

• refute previously stated counterarguments

• elaborate on points made in the main text

What is the primary purpose of this passage?

• to warn that a change is about to occur

• to castigate one group that is trying to dominate another

• to remedy a past wrong

• to explain the origins of a dilemma

• to defend an action that has been questioned

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this passage?

• resentful yet optimistic

• arrogant and cynical

• indignant but resolute

• angry and resigned

• agitated yet confident

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4