In La Rinconada, Peru

Which sentence best describes the personal feelings that the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” has toward the people of La Rinconada?

• She blames them for not obtaining a formal education.

• She admires them for remaining human in brutal conditions.

• She considers them naive for risking their lives for nothing.

• She is angry with them for risking their children’s lives.

Read this excerpt from “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness.” Which ideas does the author develop by providing these facts? Choose three options.

• There is a limited amount of gold available.

• People value gold now more than in the ancient past.

• It is possible to mine gold without causing a lot of harm.

• .Gold mines all over the world are lowering the cost of gold.

• Mining can cause environmental damage beyond the site of a mine.

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."
I suddenly saw the tin rooftops gleam like a mantle of diamonds. As the sun moved over the snow, the ravished mountain seemed to ripple with ribbons of color.
To which sense do these details appeal?

• taste

• sight

• smell

• touch

As explained in "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness," why did the locals that live below La Rinconada form furious protests?

• they wanted all mining operations to leave the area

• they wanted mining operations to be safer for locals

• they wanted the Peruvian military to leave their land

• they wanted La Rinconada restored to its original beauty

Which sentence best describes the personal feelings that the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” has toward the people of La Rinconada?

• A) She blames them for not obtaining a formal education.

• B) She admires them for remaining human in brutal conditions.

• C) She considers them naive for risking their lives for nothing.

• D) She is angry with them for risking their children’s lives.

Read this excerpt from “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness.” Which ideas does the author develop by providing these facts? Choose three options.

• A) There is a limited amount of gold available.

• B) People value gold now more than in the ancient past.

• C) It is possible to mine gold without causing a lot of harm.

• D) Gold mines all over the world are lowering the cost of gold.

• E) Mining can cause environmental damage beyond the site of a mine.

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness." I suddenly saw the tin rooftops gleam like a mantle of diamonds. As the sun moved over the snow, the ravished mountain seemed to ripple with ribbons of color. To which sense do these details appeal?

• A) taste

• B) sight

• C) smell

• D) touch

As explained in "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness," why did the locals that live below La Rinconada form furious protests?

• A) they wanted all mining operations to leave the area

• B) they wanted mining operations to be safer for locals

• C) they wanted the Peruvian military to leave their land

• D) they wanted La Rinconada restored to its original beauty