Back to My Own Country Bonus Review

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 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 worked as servants. In England, they owned a business.

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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 family refused to associate with other Caribbean immigrants

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

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According to “Back to My Own Country,” which best describes Levy’s first trip to Jamaica?

• 
  She feels homesick for London, which feels like her true home.

• 
  She is shocked by the poverty and segregation she finds.

• 
  She enjoys meeting her relatives and discovering her roots.

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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?

• 
  almost entirely African

• 
  British and African

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

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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 adopt the customs of the new culture.

• 
  The person must get a job in the new culture.

• 
  The person must speak two languages.

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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 began to distance herself from her Caribbean ancestry.

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

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

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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 flourished under British rule.

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

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

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Look at the quote from "Back to My Own Country" in the picture.

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

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  The system would defeat Spanish attempts to colonize the islands.

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  The system prevented people from uniting against British Rule.

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

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What does Levy mean in the passage in the image from “Back to My Own Country,” in which she describes the wave of post-World War II immigrants to Britain?

• She believes immigrants have wiped out racism as a factor in British society.

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  She believes immigrants have helped forge stronger alliances between Britain and other nations.

• She believes immigrants have added variety, liveliness, and vigor to Britain’s culture.

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Levy writes at length about her mother’s opinions and actions regarding the British class system in both Jamaica and England.

Which best describes Levy’s purpose for including this material in her essay?

• to provide an example of someone oppressed by a class system that they helped maintain

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  to demonstrate how differently the class system worked in Jamaica versus England

• 
  to describe the many benefits immigrants to England derived from the class system

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