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Pyxis - Latin American Literature

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who colonized Brazil in the 1500s?

a)

The Spaniards

b)

The Caribs

c)

Portuguese

d)

Haitians

2.

Who is the author of "The Story Of the Pencil"?

a)

Paulo Coelho

b)

Paulo Coehlo

c)

Paolo Coehlo

d)

Paolo Coelho

3.

What does the third quality of the pencil teach us?

a)

You must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows

b)

You must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps.

c)

Correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing

d)

Always pay attention to what is happening inside you

4.

Among the five qualities of a pencil, which one teaches us to be conscious of our every action?

a)

First Quality

b)

Second Quality

c)

Fourth Quality

d)

Fifth Quality

5.

In Invierno, what does winter symbolize?

a)

Coldness

b)

Jail

c)

Survival

d)

Broken family

6.

Dominican immigrants comprise the 5th largest Hispanic group in South America

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?

a)

San Jose

b)

San Juan

c)

San Francisco

d)

Santo Domingo

8.

Junot Diaz's Invierno is an excerpt from his book:

a)

This is How I Lost Her

b)

Why Did I Lose Her?

c)

How I Lost Her

d)

This is How You Lose Her

9.

The Story of The Pencil is an excerpt from " Just Like the Flowing River"

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does Invierno teach us?

a)

Immigration is bittersweet; Always stay in your hometown to avoid conflict.

b)

It is inevitable for lovers to fall-out of love; Never lose yourself to a person

c)

There is no such thing as a perfect family; But they must stick together in order to survive

11.

Diaz is known for employing rich symbolism in his depictions of the often spiritually motivated journeys taken by his characters.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

"Even though he hugged us and took us out to dinner on the Malecón— our first steaks ever— I didn’t know what to make of him. A father is a hard thing to compass."


What is Yunior's tone in this part of the story?

a)

A child's resentment to his absent father.

b)

A child's optimism for family dinner nights.

c)

The longing of a child who felt distant with his father.

d)

The nostalgia of having a loving father.