English 10 Unit 1

What is the purpose for Annie and her father's trip to Florida?

• to deliver a piece of Annie's artwork to a buyer

• to meet her father's hero, a Haitian television star

• to give her father a chance to tell Annie the truth

• to take a much-needed vacation from city life

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What happens while Annie's father is missing?

• Local police search frantically for him.

• Annie's mother calls her to reassure her.

• He throws Annie's sculpture into a lake.

• He sneaks off to visit the Fonteneaus.

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What does Annie learn about her father?

• that he has never really respected her art

• that he tricked her mother into marrying him

• that he wishes she were a better daughter, more like Gabrielle

• that he was a part of the Haitian dictatorship, not a victim of it

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What conflict to the sisters experience with the headmistress in "By Any Other Name?"

• She disapproves of their Indian clothing and food.

• She changes their names to make them easier for her to pronounce.

• She refuses to allow them to take their usual siesta.

• She does not want them to interact with the English children.

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Why did Premila take herself and Santha out of the Indian school?

• She was tired of the girls making fun of them.

• Her teacher said that all Indian children cheat.

• She was worried about their mother's health.

• She wanted to be homeschooled like before.

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Which two inferences can you make about the speaker's father in the poem "Without Title?"

• He has adjusted well to life in the city.

• He agrees with his wife's wish to keep the house tidy.

• He holds on to thoughts of his past every day.

• He makes it clear that he prefers his current life to the old one.

• He places his family's needs above his own preferences.

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In the poem "Without Title", what is the effect of the speaker's repeated references to buffalo?

• They make use of multiple meanings in a humorous way.

• They reflect a stereotype about Native American culture.

• They establish a structure and mood for the poem.

• They emphasize the father's most important memory.

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Throughout the poem "Without Title", what ideas does the speaker make connections between?

• her father's past culture andpresent experiences

• the competing views of her mother and father

• the positive and negative aspects of life in the city

• the lives of her generation and those of her father's generation

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In "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish", why does Yoni believe his documentary could be a poignant piuece of social commentary?

• He could ewarn money by selling his film about people and their wishes.

• His film could reveal common problems among people of many cultures.

• He could try foods from Israel's many cultures while making the film.

• He film could feather a goldfish that grants many people wishes.

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What is Sergei's motivation for not using his third wish?

• to keep the fish as a companion

• to protect himself from Yoni.

• to ensure that people would leave him alone

• to have the wish available in case of emergency

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