Quiz on the Poem "Bilingual/Bilingüe"

What can the reader infer about the characters based on the excerpt?

• The father wants to be bilingual, but the daughter wants him to be monolingual.

• The daughter wants to be bilingual, but the father wants her to be monolingual.

• The father wants to become a bilingual teacher, but the daughter wants him to stay at home with her.

• The daughter wants to become a bilingual teacher, but the father wants her to stay at home with him.

Which theme is present in the poem?

• Language does not have to divide us from those we love.

• People should share what they have with others.

• You should not stop someone from pursuing their dreams.

• Life is short, so make every moment count.

How does the setting contribute to the theme of the poem?

• The father and daughter lived in the same house, but they hated each other.

• When the daughter arrives home from school every day, the father helps her to learn English.

• The house is a living object and a safe place for the father and daughter to live.

• Though the father is the master of the house, he cannot stop his daughter from learning English.

How is the theme developed by characterization?

• The daughter's complaints about Spanish motivate the father to teach her English.

• The father's demands do not stop the daughter from pursuing her dreams.

• The mother's bilingualism inspires the father and daughter to learn a new language.

• The brother's mistakes encourage the daughter to make good decisions.

How does the metaphor in lines 3 and 4 contribute to the poem?

• This metaphor represents the father's fear that his daughter's bilingualism would divide them.

• This metaphor represents the daughter's frustration that her mother will not learn English.

• This metaphor represents the father's passion for his daughter to learn a new language.

• This metaphor represents the daughter's excitement to teach her father Spanish.

How does the poet's word choice in line 8 develop the tone?

• When the father says, "y basta," the tone is curious.

• When the father says, "y basta," the tone is suspenseful.

• When the father says, "y basta," the tone is resolved.

• When the father says, "y basta," the tone is domineering.

How does the metaphor in lines 13 and 14 contribute to the poem?

• It represents the father's love for his daughter even when she ran away from home.

• It represents the father's anxiety when his daughter ran away from home.

• It represents the daughter's love for her father even when they spoke different languages.

• It represents the daughter's hatred for her father when he demanded she speak only Spanish.

How do lines 17 and 18 contribute to the poem?

• The author explains her difficulty to love her father when she says he did not want to hear her.

• The author suggests she is fluently bilingual when she does not separate English and Spanish with punctuation.

• The author describes her fear of her father when he demanded that she could not speak English at home.

• The author supports the idea that her father was proud that she did not obey him when he said she must speak only Spanish.