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WorksheetsThe Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferré
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
All of the following are examples of magic realism in "The Youngest Doll" except____
The dolls are life-like entities.
The prawn lives in the aunt's calf.
The aunt designs and crafts dolls as gifts for her nieces.
Which of the following best states a central idea explored in "The Youngest Doll"?
Taking revenge through acts of passive aggression.
Feminism is the central critique.
Women should defend their nieces.
Which of the following cultural traits is addressed in both "The Youngest Doll" and the myth of "Pandora?"
The role of gender in societal structures.
The role of political struggles in society.
The role of industrialization as a rising economical system.
The doctor prescribes a plaster of ____.
honey
mustard
sweetsop
sugar cane
The doctor’s son has a ____ silhouette.
tall
transparent
paper
sharp
What did the youngest daughter say happened to the doll’s hands and face?
Ants had taken them underground.
Pious ladies bought them.
Ants devoured them in the night.
They were pawned for a fancy gold pocket watch.
Magical Realism blends______________
the abstract with the concrete
magic and reality
science fiction with reality
magic with skepticism
science fiction and magic
In Magical Realism,____________ are considered a natural part of everyday life.
scientific abnormalities
magical sequences
magic and dreams
magical events
dreamlike sequences
The second wave of Magical Realism took place on Latin America and suggested___________________________.
that there is magic in everyday life
that Latin American culture has different beliefs than the rest of the world
that cultures and countries differ in what they call real
that reality is only an illusion created by society
that reality depends on a person's beliefs and prejudices
What is at the heart of Magical Realism?
a desire to express the theory that magic is all around us and real
wanting to merge magical elements with reality
philosophical questioning how people interact with their surroundings
questioning societal constraints
questioning what is real
Why are magical events presented in a matter-of-fact way?
so our sense of what is possible is amplified
so we can realize how commonplace magical events truly are
so the reader feels a connection with the characters
so the reader accepts that the magical events can truly happen
so our sense of reality is questioned and broken down
Why does the youngest daughter want to marry the doctor’s son?
She was intrigued by his “sleepy profile,” perhaps attracted by his looks, and she was “curious to see what the dolphin flesh was like,” longing for a physical relationship with a man.
She notices a strange scent that reminds her of a sweatshop, and has the urge to rub her hands together.
She is attracted by the honey.
The youngest niece was transformed into (or replaced by) a life-sized doll filled with prawns.
Determine if the following premise is an example of realism or magical realism.
The doctor’s son had a paper silhouette and the flesh of a dolphin.
realism
magical realism
Determine if the following premise is an example of realism or magical realism.
The aunt was bitten by a creature in the water.
realism
magical realism
Determine if the following premise is an example of realism or magical realism.
The aunt stuffed the dolls by feeding the fluff into the dolls’ mouths with a teaspoon.
realism
magical realism
