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Myperspectives ELA 9 - A Quilt of a Country

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What object serves as a representation of America?

a)

an Elephant

b)

a map

c)

a quilt

2.

How have people's attitudes about the author being a product of a mixed marriage changed over time?

a)

People stop and ask her questions about her race

b)

People are mad at her

c)

no one barely notice and no longer care about mixed marriages

3.

How is America like a quilt in A Quilt Of A Country?

a)

America is like a quilt made of many different places.

b)

America is like a quilt made of many different animals.

c)

America is like a quilt made of many different people.

4.

The people shouting indicated the level of __________ during the meeting.

a)

Discord

b)

Pluralism

c)

Pluralize

5.

Some governmental entities claim to be __________ because people of different ethnic groups work together.

a)

Discord

b)

Pluralism

c)

Pluralistic

6.

Consisting of many ethnic or cultural groups

a)

Conundrum

b)

Incendiary

c)

Pluralistic

7.

mongrel

a)

mixed

b)

purebred

c)

full-blooded

8.

"Slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrates America's...

a)

achievements

b)

prejudices

c)

principles

9.
What do the people who died at the World Trade Center (2001) represent?
a)
NYC's wealthiest people
b)
tourists visiting NYC
c)
America's varied population
d)
America's middle class
10.
 What does a pluralistic nation have?
a)
large number of people
b)
more men than women
c)
many cultural groups
d)
two political parties
11.

The author uses the metaphor of a quilt to...

a)

illustrate how we are all very alike and can make patterns

b)

illustrate how our differences. when combined, created a uniquely beautiful pattern or whole

c)

show how quilt-making should be done

12.

What are America's two “defining ideals” that are often in conflict?

a)

community and individualism

b)

diversity and tolerance

c)

individualism and tolerance

13.

People who are discordant are

a)

conflicting

b)

musical

c)

unorganized

14.

What does a pluralistic nation have?

a)

a large number of people

b)

more men than women

c)

many cultural groups

15.

What does interwoven mean?

a)

blended together

b)

made by hand

c)

smoothed out

16.

A group's diversity refers to its members'

a)

common interests

b)

educational achievements

c)

varied backgrounds

17.

A riddle or puzzle

a)

Incendiary

b)

Refute

c)

Conundrum