Springboard Unit 1 Review

What is the tone of the following quote: "...in the black life of the Old World."

• freedom

• despair

• escape

• death

What is a theme of "America and I"?

• Many immigrants struggle in a new country because they refuse to adapt to new customs and change their traditions

• In the 1800s-1900s, hundreds of thousands immigrated to the U.S. and lived in poverty, but with a little hard work they became successful

• Unfair treatment and cheap labor made it harder for immigrants to achieve the American Dream

• Education is the best hope for success and achieving one’s dreams

What does the narrator learn from her second job working in the sweatshop in "America and I"?

• She learns to bite her tongue

• She learns to make her boss happy

• She learns to work hard

• She learns to advocate for herself

When authors write in short and concise sentences what are they trying to avoid?

• Repetitive details that enhance the story

• Making the story's tone more thrilling or anxious

• The reader being confused by excessive detail

Explain this image's message about the American Dream

• To be successful, one has to be able to buy a house

• The door of success has to be broken down

• The key is broken to open the door

• People of color do not have access to the AD

What is the message this image is portraying about the American Dream?

• To have quality family time is to have the AD

• Industrial Revolution has helped American families

• Technological advances only benefit white families

• Southern states have better industry than Northern states

Which example of diction illustrates the author of "America and I"'s feelings about America?

• a land of living hope

• airless oppression

• deathless songs tuning prison-bars

• The hidden sap of centuries

The author of "America and I" gives the reader a responsibility: "The Americans of tomorrow, the America that is every day nearer coming to be, will be too wise, too open-hearted, too friendly-handed, to let the least lastcomer at their gates knock in vain with his gifts unwanted." What does this mean?

• America is kind

• America is complete the way it is

• Americans need to remember where they came from

• Americans must realize what immigrants offer the country

Define exemplification

• Extent

• Example

• Extend

• Exonerate

The answer to literal questions...

• are figurative expansions on the actual text

• are big ideas of the text applies to larger issues

• can be directly found in the text