Back to My Own Country: An Essay

According to “Back to My Own Country,” which best describes the contrast between how Levy’s parents lived in Jamaica and how they lived in England?

• In Jamaica they worked as servants. In England they owned a business.

• In Jamaica they lived in the country. In England they lived in the city.

• In Jamaica they were middle class. In England they were poor.

• In Jamaica they always felt humble. In England they always felt

  superior.

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Which category of people can accurately be described as indigenous to their country?

• those who own property there

• those who are native to the country

• those who are employed

• those who are adults

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If a person wishes to assimilate into a culture, which of the following must he or she do? Base your answer on the meaning of assimilate.

• The person must speak two languages.

• The person must apply for citizenship.

• The person must get a job.

• The person must adopt new customs.

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According to “Back to My Own Country,” why was Levy ashamed of her family when she was young?

• because she had absorbed the lesson that it was better to be white than black

• because her parents did their best to adapt to English culture and customs

• because her family refused to associate with other Caribbean immigrants

• because her mother worked as a seamstress instead of teaching school

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In According to “Back to My Own Country,” which best describes the effect writing had on Levy’s feelings about her

Caribbean heritage?

• Through writing, she grew proud of having always thought of herself as English.

• Through writing, she began to distance herself from her Caribbean ancestry.

• Through writing, she came to terms with the barriers that existed between ethnic groups.

• Through writing, she became intrigued by and excited about her ethnic heritage.

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The following sentence from “Back to My Own Country” describes society on the British-ruled Caribbean islands:

Creole cultures developed with a wide range of skin colors that were elaborately classified (mulatto quadroon, octoroon, and so on) as a divide-and-rule tactic by the British plantocracy.

Which is the most reasonable inference about why the British would support a system of social rank based on skin color?

• The system would make it impossible for islanders to migrate to

  England.

• The system would prevent costly civil warfare among the islanders.

• The system would prevent the people from uniting to overthrow British rule.

• The system would defeat Spanish attempts to colonize the islands.

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Which of the following does the word upbringing refer to?

• serving one’s country

• helping one’s partner

• raising one’s children

• repairing one’s house

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According to “Back to My Own Country,” which best describes the effect the Caribbean slave-owning economy had on the British Empire?

• The Caribbean economy enabled the British Empire to thrive and expand.

• The Caribbean economy caused a major financial crisis in the British Empire.

• The Caribbean economy first established the British Empire as a major power.

• The Caribbean economy helped the British Empire to victory in two world wars.

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According to “Back to My Own Country,” which best describes the population of the Caribbean islands during the height of the British Empire?

• British, African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Indian

• almost entirely African

• British, African, and indigenous peoples

• British and African

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In “Back to My Own Country,” why does the young Levy identify herself more with whites than with blacks? Choose two options.

• Her parents led her to believe she had English ancestry.

• Her salary was higher because her boss thought she was white.

• She did not want to be judged by the color of her skin.

• Her boyfriend and her closest friends were white.

• She was brought up in a mostly white neighborhood.

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