Worksheets"A Quilt of a Country" Bonus Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 49mins
How is America like a quilt in A Quilt Of A Country?
America is like a quilt made of many different places.
America is like a quilt made of many different animals.
America is like a quilt made of many pieces of fabric.
America is like a quilt made of many different people.
A Quilt Of A Country was written in response to what?
911
Martin Luther King
Rodney King
9/11
When an author introduces an argument, they need to define, or _______________, the issues and ideas they will develop over the course of the text.
describe
diversity
delineate
decipher
Discordant means...
Conflicting or not harmonious.
Different.
Divergent.
All of the above.
A counterargument is ....
A similar opinion.
An opposing viewpoint.
A type of ethnicity.
An opposing person.
Authors can emphasize ideas with a __________ question that doesn’t expect answer.
opinion
argumentative
True or false
rhetorical
The habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
Mature
Coexist
Bemoan
Individualism
Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.
Ascendancy
Apartheid
Balkanized
Incendiary
"A Quilt of a Country" is an example of what genre of writing?
short story
novel
essay
What do we mean when we use the word "diversity?"
a large crowd of spectators
people from different backgrounds
young people who join a club
Which word is the best synonym for "interwoven?"
intermingled
interesting
separated
The best definition for the word "disparate" is:
separate
different
celebrate
The best definition for the word "coalescing" is:
coming together
falling apart
falling asleep
What is the theme (important message) of this essay?
America would be a better place if everyone followed the same customs and traditions.
Our country has serious problems and we will never learn how to work together to solve them.
Even though our country deals with serious problems, most Americans accept and appreciate diversity.
Why does the author compare the United States to a patchwork quilt?
She thinks quilts are beautiful and has a quilt that her grandmother made.
America is made up of many types of people from many backgrounds.
The author does not compare the United States to a patchwork quilt.
According to Quindlen, “slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses” illustrate America's
achievements
beginnings
prejudices
principles
What are America's two “defining ideals” that are often in conflict?
community and individualism
diversity and tolerance
ethnicity and community
individualism and tolerance
What point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia in her father's time?
Ethnic pride works against American unity.
Ethnic conflict was not an issue in the past.
Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
In lines 54–56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that “the left side of the hyphen . . . would overwhelm the right.” Which statement best summarizes this concern?
Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America.
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
