Reading Comprehension : "HERS; A Puerto Rican Stew"

What is the central conflict explored in the passage?

• The author's struggle to learn English in Brooklyn

• The tension between maintaining cultural identity and assimilation

• The author's difficulty in finding employment in Manhattan

• The physical distance between Puerto Rico and the United States

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What triggered the seven-year grudge between the author and her mother?

• The author's refusal to learn traditional Puerto Rican cooking

• The author's decision to move back to Puerto Rico

• The author's elopement with an older man

• The author's rejection of her native language

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the passage, what was Mami's primary motivation for moving the family to Brooklyn?

• To escape political unrest in Puerto Rico

• To reunite with family members in New York

• To maintain their Puerto Rican cultural identity

• To provide better opportunities for her children

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author describe her adaptation to American culture?

• She completely rejected her Puerto Rican heritage

• She maintained all Puerto Rican customs while in America

• She changed her appearance and manner of speaking

• She refused to learn English or American customs

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the author's inability to cook Puerto Rican food symbolize in the passage?

• Her lack of interest in cooking in general

• Her mother's failure as a teacher

• Her complete Americanization

• Her complex cultural identity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did Puerto Ricans on the island view the author during her summer visit?

• They welcomed her as a successful role model

• They praised her bilingual abilities

• They saw her as too Americanized

• They ignored her presence entirely

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the author mean by "peculiar brand of Puerto Rican identity"?

• A complete rejection of Puerto Rican culture

• A hybrid identity that combines both cultures

• A purely traditional Puerto Rican identity

• An exclusively American identity

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the paradox in Mami's expectations for her children?

• She wanted them to speak only Spanish in America

• She wanted them to remain in Puerto Rico permanently

• She wanted them to succeed in America while remaining completely Puerto Rican

• She wanted them to reject American culture entirely

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author's consultation of English-language Puerto Rican cookbooks represents what realization?

• Her complete loss of cultural identity

• Her acceptance of her unique cultural position

• Her rejection of traditional cooking methods

• Her inability to cook any cuisine

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was Mami's ultimate response to her children's Americanization?

• She embraced American culture completely

• She moved the family back to Puerto Rico

• She cut off contact with all her children

• She learned to speak English fluently

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2