Sugar Changed the World Test 1

The act of ending something; cancel -

• astonish

• abolish

• slavery

• induce

An abnormal yellowing of the skin that usually signifies a liver disorder in which excess bile pigments accumulate in the blood and deposit in the tissues -

• freckles & Mole

• aura

• jaundice

• melanin

Consumption is -

• the using up of a resource.

• the act of engaging in activities advocating on behalf of an organization.

• to throw away.

• the act of spending money on goods and services.

______ means bringing in money or making a profit.

• lobbying

• lucrative

• induce

• refineries

Lobbying is -

• the act of spending money on goods and services.

• the using up of a resource.

• engaging activities aimed at influencing public officials.

• yellowing of the skin.

Think about the text "Sugar Cane" by Grace Nichols to answer question.

What is the theme of the poem?

• With hard work all adversity can be overcome.

• Sometimes adversity in a life is so great that it cannot be overcome.

• All things grow and change over time.

• Sugarcane is oppressed by natural disasters, in the same way enslaved people were oppressed by their enslavers.

How does Nichols use personification to develop the theme of the poem?

• Nichols use personification to illustrate the anger of enslaved people towards their oppressive enslaver.

• Nichols uses personification to illustrate the struggles enslaved people face and overcome.

• Nichols uses personification to illustrate how people who are enslaved remain hopeful as they grow tall and strong.

• Nichols uses personification to illustrate how enslaved people continuously face obstacles and oppression that cannot be overcome.

Reread the excerpt from “Sugar Cane” and then answer the question.

“and when he

growing tall

with the help

of the sun

and rain

we feel the

need to strangle

the life

out of him

But either way he cannot survive”

What does the excerpt reveal about Grace Nichols's attitude toward slavery?

• Nichols believes enslaved people working on sugarcane plantations are in a hopeless situation.

• Nichols believes that natural disasters make the work of enslaved people more difficult.

• Nichols believes that people who are enslaved are given an opportunity to thrive while working in the sugarcane fields.

• Nichols believes that farmers act too violently in harvesting sugarcane.

The act of spending money on goods and services is -

• tarrif

• lobbying

• consumerism

• induce

True or False:

Wholesale is the act of selling goods in small quantities to be retailed.

• True

• False