Wednesday, 3/24/10
"Anita
Banana"
Warm Up. Copy.
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The expression "in vain" means ______.
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Wherefore means _________.
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Juliet's _________ on the balcony is really about ________.
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The Dominican Republic shares an island with ________.
Quiz on "Nombres" (p28)
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Which word does not describe Julia's attitude toward all
the new names she got in America? a) amused b) surprised
c) angry d) annoyed e) She is sometimes all of these things.
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Because of her culture, Julia wasn't popular in high school.
a) True b) False
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Julia resented the nickname Alcatraz. a)
True b) False
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Which of the sisters had the easiest time with her name?
a) Julia b) Mauricia c) Ana
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Julia's mother changed her sister's name to Maureen because
she was embarrassed that it sounded too foreign. a) True b)
False
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Julia is proud when her friends show her off as being foreign.
a) True b) False
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Julia has a very large nuclear family. a) True
b) False
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Which of these is not a purpose Julia Alvarez had when she
wrote "Nombres"? a) to entertain b) to inform c) to express
an opinion d) to persuade e) These were all purposes of the
essay.
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Although sometimes they _______ her, Julia _____(s) her large
extended family. a) love/annoy b) annoy/embarrass c)
embarrass/annoy d) embarrass/love e) hate/love
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A sarape is like a dress. a) True b) False
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Sancocho would be a good dessert. a) True
b) False
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Hermana means ______ in Spanish. a) mother b)
uncle c) aunt d) cousin e) sister
Trade and Grade p37. (16 points. part A = 10)
Vocabulary Pretest. Test tomorrow.
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It is _____ that Julia's sister has the most foreign-sounding
name, but is actually one of the Americans in the family. a) inevitable
b) chaotic c) convoluted d) ironic e) liberation
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He was a(n) _______ at his brother's wedding. a) liberation
b) exotic c) usher d) rococo e) ethnic
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In a "color-blind" society, __________ would not matter at
all. a) irony b) rococo c) ethnicity d) usher
e) barren
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If you are going to make up a story as an excuse for Mom,
simpler is better. A long and ______ story will only leave more room to
make a mistake... a) merged b) inevitable c) barren
d) chaotic e) convoluted
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...and you will _______ get caught. a) mergedly
b) inevitably c) ironically d) ethnicity e) convolutedly
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The surface of the Moon is ____, but they did recently discover
water there. a) irony b) rococo c) ethnicity
d) usher e) barren
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The coming of the Overlords _____(ed) in a new era of peace
and prosperity for all mankind... a) liberation b) exotic
c) usher d) rococo e) ethnic
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...but some, fearing the power of the Overlords, fought for
the ______ of man from their iron grip. a) inevitable
b) chaotic c) convoluted d) merging e) liberation
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The room seemed like a(n) ______ mess, but there was actually
order beneath the madness. a) inevitable b) chaotic c)
convoluted d) ironic e) barren
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Downtown San Luis has lots of fancy, old Victorian houses
with lots of _______woodwork and details. a) ironic b) rococo
c) ethnic d) usher e) barren
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The antonym of diverge. ________ a) liberate
b) convoluted c) usher d) barren e) merge
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Julia was embarrassed when her friends showed her off like
some _____ animal from a foreign land. a) liberation b) exotic
c) usher d) rococo e) ethnic
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These days figuring out someone's _______ can be a very _____
process, since many people have ancestors from several or many races.
a) exotic/ethnicity b) ethnicity/exotic c) liberation/inevitable
d) ethnicity/convoluted e) usher/rococo
"The War of the Wall" p92.