Manhattan Tropics by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner The torrent of pedestrians and vehicles is endless—streetcars, buses, automobiles, horse-carts, trucks, trains, bicycles, motorcycles, airplanes and wheelbarrows; fire engines, with their high powered motors and ear-splitting sirens; the shouts of children and adults; the buzz of conversation of the human swarm on the sidewalks; guffaws, curses, cries; the explosion of a backfiring engine; wheels that bump over the rails and rend all tranquility; the spinning of propellers boring thunderously through space; noise, noise, NOISE: New York. Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston) Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which statement best describes the author's point of view towards the subject of this passage? (1 point) Responses The author admires New York and the spirits of the people who live there. The author admires New York and the spirits of the people who live there. The author dislikes New York because it is too noisy and too crowded. The author dislikes New York because it is too noisy and too crowded. The author considers New York to be exciting and always full of surprises. The author considers New York to be exciting and always full of surprises. The author finds the city of New York to be a place that can be overwhelming.

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Manhattan Tropics by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner The torrent of pedestrians and vehicles is endless—streetcars, buses, automobiles, horse-carts, trucks, trains, bicycles, motorcycles, airplanes and wheelbarrows; fire engines, with their high powered motors and ear-splitting sirens; the shouts of children and adults; the buzz of conversation of the human swarm on the sidewalks; guffaws, curses, cries; the explosion of a backfiring engine; wheels that bump over the rails and rend all tranquility; the spinning of propellers boring thunderously through space; noise, noise, NOISE: New York. Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston) Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which statement best describes the author's point of view towards the subject of this passage? (1 point) Responses The author admires New York and the spirits of the people who live there. The author admires New York and the spirits of the people who live there. The author dislikes New York because it is too noisy and too crowded. The author dislikes New York because it is too noisy and too crowded. The author considers New York to be exciting and always full of surprises. The author considers New York to be exciting and always full of surprises. The author finds the city of New York to be a place that can be overwhelming.

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