English II Questions

True/False: "Fences" uses ellipses to make the poem more stylistically interesting, as well as fostering the imagination of the reader.

• True

• False

Which of these poems is not written in prose style?

• "Sonnet with Bird"

• "Elliptical"

• "Fences"

Using your knowledge of the poems read, which of the authors uses their Native American heritage to explore the complicated position of being both "Indian" and "American" in their writing?

• Pat Mora

• Sherman Alexie

• Harryette Mullen

Which author merges her Spanish and American culture in her poetry?

• Sherman Alexie

• Harryette Mullen

• Pat Mora

Which poem creates an us-versus-them mentality?

• "Fences"

• "Elliptical"

• "Sonnet with Bird"

Which poem takes place on a tourist resort?

• "Fences"

• "Elliptical"

• "Sonnet with Bird"

2. Which lines best indicate that the tourists have little lasting effect on local life?

• Every morning my brother makes/the cool beach new for them,
• With a wooden board he smooths/away all the footprints
• I peek through the cactus fence/and watch the women rub oil/sweeter than honey into their arms and legs
• while their children jump waves/or sip drinks from long straws/coconut white, mango yellow

6. The repetition of the words "It's their beach, it's their beach" in "Fences" suggest that the mother-

• understands the wide gulf between local residents and the tourists

• wants the tourists to be able to enjoy the beach by themselves

• is afraid that her daughter will drown because she cannot swim

• believes that the beach is private property

1. In line 3 of "Fences," the poet mentions the "Suitcase full of dollars" mainly to convey-

• the reason why the visitors have traveled so far to come to the island

• the high cost of the hotel the visitors are staying at

• the sharp contrast between the people who live near the beach and the visitors

• the reason why the visitors to the hotels are very happy to be on vacation

The use of the word ________ can be positive or negative, but generally means having a right to something.

• interaction

• shunned

• entitled

• obligatory