Only Daughter

What is Sandra’s point of her being the only daughter in a family of six sons “meaning everything”?

• her parents believed only male children should go to college

• her six brothers motivated her to read and write

• her position within her family shaped her outlook on life

• her six brothers disliked reading and creative writing

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What was a benefit of Sandra’s brother not wanting to play with her?

• Sandra could begin strategizing for college

• Sandra could spend more time with her parents

• Sandra could learn more about her father’s childhood in Mexico

• Sandra could begin to strategize her creative writing plans and goals

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How did Sandra’s father view college relating to Sandra?

• college was okay if she picked the right field of study

• college was okay if it helped her become married

• college was okay if she earned scholarships to save money

• college was okay if it helped her earn a high salary

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According to Sandra, what was on one benefit of her father’s view of college for women?

• her father wasn’t concerned with her selection of classes/field of study

• her father wasn’t concerned with the young men she socialized with

• her father wasn’t opposed to her attending college

• her father was opposed to her brothers helping her choose her classes

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What is Sandra’s Tone (attitude) toward her father’s selection and preference of reading material?

• Sandra ridicules and scoffs at her father’s inability to read English

• Sandra gently makes fun of her father’s choice of reading material

• Sandra expresses major worry/sadness over her father’s lack of interest in serious literature

• Sandra strongly supports her father’s preference for stories about sports and violence

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What is the cause of Sandra’s feeling “myself being erased”?

• her brothers not allowing her to play with them in public

• her father’s wanting to move back to Mexico City

• her brothers not reading her poems and stories in English

• her father’s lack of complete fluency in his spoken English

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What does Sandra mean by her father “always looked tired when he said it”?

• using one’s hands to make a living is morally superior to using one’s mind

• using his hands to make a living caused fatigue and physical stress

• using one’s hands to make a living is no different than using one’s mind

• using his hands to make a living caused him so much physical stress that he couldn’t enjoy serious literature and had to only watch TV and read “trashy pulp” stories

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How does Sandra use “throbbing” in describing her family’s house at the reunion?

• figuratively

• literally

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Sandra is uncertain at first about the exact reason why her father “punched” the mute button on his TV remote.

• True

• False

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Why might Sandra have added the Detail, “after what seemed like hours,” to her description of her father reading her Spanish-translated story?

• to express her own worry that her father is still not able to read even Spanish with complete understanding

• to express her own worry that her father’s health was rapidly deteriorating

• to express her own worry that her relatives might be offended by certain characters

• to express her own worry about her father’s upcoming response

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