1. The factory in "Mexicans Begin Jogging" was under investigation for
a) employing illegal immigrants
b) unsafe working conditions for employees
c) manufacturing illegal products and parts
d) forcing labor from undocumented immigrants
2. Before he would build a wall, the speaker in "Mending Wall" would want to know
a) what he was walling in or walling out
b) who might be profiting from it
c) what his family would think of it
d) how effective it was going to be
3. Interpret the symbology used in the poem "Your World"
a) the symbol of a nest signifies the warmth and safety of home
b) the symbol of a bird signifies the frailty of humanity
c) the symbol of a bird flying signifies the potential of a person
d) the symbol of the globe stands for the diversity of humanity
4. According to the author of "Hip-Hop Planet," which of the following increased as hip-hop music became more commercial?
a) the assassinations of African American leaders.
b) the riots in major cities, such as the one in Paris which was a result of mistreatment of French settlements in Africa
c) the sales of cassette tapes and CDs in retail outlets nationwide
d) the popularity of the music among working class and suburban white teenagers in America
5. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics
One AFFLUENT suburb decided to outlaw bus stops in its neighborhoods
a) backward
b) groomed
c) scheming
d) wealthy
6. The tone of the poem "Ka'Ba" versus the tone of the poem "Harlem II" might be described as
a) grateful vs. ungrateful
b) certain vs. doubtful
c) hopeful vs. defeated
d) safe vs. dangerous
7. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics
After the barricades fell down, a riot ENSUED
a) angered
b) began
c) ended
d) floundered
8. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics
The LEGION of soldiers advanced on the small group of rebels
a) cavalry
b) line
c) multitude
d) school
9. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics
the complicated schemes eventually led to the DEMISE of the crime spree
a) approval
b) end
c) return
d) zeal
10. What could save black people, according to poet Amiri Baraka in his poem "Ka'Ba"?
a) the "sacred words" that free their imaginations
b) rich benefactors in major cities
c) a socialist political system
d) discarding tired beliefs about racism
11. The theme of "Your World" can best be inferred from which line
a) "To travel this immensity"
b) "But I sighted the distant horizon"
c) "your world is as big as you make it"
d) "and I throbbed with a burning desire"
12. The resilient tone in Diez in the Desert can best be inferred from which line?
a) But the desert's denizens could only junker down and endure June
b) Diez never knew the words on anyone on the trip. He preferred not to ask
c) On the way, Diez imparted what wisdom his seventeen trips across the desert had taught him
d) As they ate, in his crackly voice and dry laugh, he told them the story of how a heavyset woman he'd known only as 'senora' had died. ...and almost expired himself
13. The author of Hip-Hop Planet describes the legend of the Great Rock of Toubab Dialaw in order to
a) describe an image of hope which is similar to hip-hop
b) show lack of education of the people of Toubab Dialaw
c) describe the setting of the Chex Las restuarant to give it context
d) represent some non-French history in the story becasue the resdients say they only learn French history
14. Which quote from "Borders" best describes the reason the mother and son slept in their car?
a) we sat out under the stars that night, and my mother told me all sorts of stories
b) Laetitia had a lot of pride, and so did my mother
c) when she was still at home, Laetitia would go on and on about Salt Lake City
d) after a week or so, I got bored and wasn't at all sad when my mother said we should be heading back home.
nobody was asking you like mind your own buisness đâ
Please yall worry about gender equality later im tryna pass english ;^;
they reply to every question idk what you're expecting @anynoymous lol
bro you guys forgot about the question because of your unnecessary drama
why do people say she/he or s/he when referring to someone they dont know the pronouns of when they could just say they?? its simpler and more inclusive
-a confused nonbinary person