La Rinconada

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.

What is La Rinconada?

• A famous archaeological site in Ecuador

• La Rinconada is a gold-mining town at the elevation of over 18,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes

• A popular tourist destination in Peru

• A popular beach resort in northern Peru

What has drawn multinational corporations to the mountains around La Rinconada?

• The multinational corporations are drawn to La Rinconada because of major global trade routes

• The multinational corporations are drawn to La Rinconada in the search of gold

• Multinational corporations are drawn to La Rinconada because of its extensive agricultural potential.

• Multinational corporations are drawn to La Rinconada's status as a World Heritage Site

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

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness." Gold ripped from Sleeping Beauty's entrails will glitter on Cartier and Tiffany counters around the world. What important idea do the sensory details in this excerpt convey most clearly?

• There is beauty to be found in all places.

• The demand for gold is leading to global violence.

• La Rinconada and its people pay a high price for others luxury.

• The government of Peru has abandoned the people of La Rinconada.

According to “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” what is distinctive about La Rinconada?

• A site of abject poverty, it supplies the world with more and more gold.

• A source of endless gold, it is responsible for Peru’s economic success.

• The highest human habitation in the world, it is a center of Peru’s gold fever.

• Home of the wealthiest people in the world, it is also one of the worst environmental disasters.

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.

What is La Rinconada?

• A famous archaeological site in Ecuador

• La Rinconada is a gold-mining town at the elevation of over 18,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes

• A popular tourist destination in Peru

• A popular beach resort in northern Peru