“In La Rinconada” Quiz Review

What is the meaning of the Latin root -temp-?

• Time or Calmness

• Heat or Fire

• Light or Darkness

• Strength or Power

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How is literary journalism different than regular reporting?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does 'marauding' mean?

• Going about in search of something to steal or attack

• Resting peacefully

• Building something new

• Helping others in need

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What surprising thing does the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” witness on her trip?

• She witnesses a beautiful wedding in the midst of harsh conditions.

• She finds a hidden treasure in the mines.

• She sees children playing joyfully despite the bleak environment.

• She discovers a rare species of flower growing in the polluted area.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

According to “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” government officials rarely visit La Rinconada because:

• the town is difficult to access and has harsh living conditions.

• they are not interested in the town's affairs.

• the town is too small to matter.

• they have already solved all the town's problems.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

As explained in “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” the locals that live below La Rinconada formed furious protests because:

• they were unhappy with mining conditions and lack of benefits.

• they wanted to move to La Rinconada.

• they were celebrating a festival.

• they were protesting against tourists.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the setting of our story?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The prefix "in" or "im" at the beginning of a word usually means what?

• A type of measurement
• Not or opposite meaning.

• Addition or enhancement
• A synonym for the word

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a simile?

• The comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

• A statement that cannot possibly be true.

• The comparison of two unlike things without using special words.

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is imagery in literature?

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A form of dialogue between characters.

• A method of structuring a plot.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3