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English, 27.10.2019 00:43 nawafcanada
Which of the following best describes the central idea of the passage?
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many immigrants struggle in a new country because they refuse to adapt to new customs and change their traditions.
in the 1800s-1900s, hundreds of thousands immigrated to the u. s. and lived in poverty, but with a little hard work they became successful.
unfair treatment and cheap labor made it nearly impossible for immigrants to achieve the american dream.
education is the best hope for success and achieving oneâs dreams.
which of the following quotes best supports the answer to the previous question?
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âamerica! from the other end of the earth from where i came, america was a land of living hope, woven of dreams, aflame with longing and desireâ (paragraph 2)
âthey came from the same but they were so well-dressed, so well-fed, so successful in america, that they were ashamed to remember their mother tongue.â (paragraph 10)
âi could almost begin to think with english words in my head. but in my heart the emptiness still hurt. i burned to give, to give something, to do something, to be something.â (paragraph 62)
ââwhy donât they have free boarding-schools for immigrants â strong people â willing people? here you see us burning up with something different, and america turns her head away from us.ââ (paragraph 92)
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from what point of view is âamerica and iâ written?
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first person
third person limited
third person omniscient
multiple points of view are used
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in the opening line, yezierska writes, âas one of the dumb, voiceless ones i speak.â
what does she mean by âdumb? â
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uneducated, unintelligent
unable to speak, mute
immigrant, newcomer
none of the above
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[6] in the golden land of flowing opportunity i was to find my work that was denied me in the sterile village of my forefathers. here i was to be free from the dead drudgery for bread that held me down in russia. for the first time in america, iâd cease to be a slave of the belly. iâd be a creator, a giver, a human being! my work would be the living job of fullest self-expression (yezierska).
what does the author most likely mean when she says she will no longer be a âslave of the bellyâ in paragraph 6?
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she will be able to buy better, more expensive food.
she will no longer sacrifice meals to save money.
she will no longer work just any job in order to eat.
she will no longer work for just food without wages.
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âlike a hungry cat rubbing up to its boss for meat, so i edged and simpered around them as i passed them the foodâ (yezierska).
what literary device is employed in this quote from the story?
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irony
simile
metaphor
personification
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âwages? money? â the four eyes turned into hard stone as they looked me up and down. âhavenât you a comfortable bed to sleep, and three good meals a day? youâre only a month here. just came to america. and you already think about money. wait till youâre worth any money. what use are you without knowing english? you should be glad we keep you here. itâs like a vacation for you. other girls pay money yet to be in the countryâ (yezierska).
how does the host family justify not paying her?
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they say they will pay her once she is worth something.
they plan to send her on a paid vacation later.
they threaten to send her back to russia.
they think she should work for free, since they paid for her to come to america.
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although the word âghettoâ has developed negative connotations in pop culture, its original meaning was, and in the context of this story it meansâŚ
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a densely populated area
an affluent region
poorly constructed
a poor immigrant neighborhood in a city
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what is the context of the story surrounding this quote: âyou fresh mouth, you! â cried the old witch. âyou learned already too much in america. i want no clock-watchers in my shop. out you go! â
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yezierska talks back to her boss and loses her job
yezierska accepts the tea, bread, and herring from the mean old lady but gets kicked out anyway
yezierska quits her job due to the continued hunger she is experiencing
yezierska is fired without reason and forced to leave
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English, 22.06.2019 10:30
What is the origin of the word renaissance? a. it comes from the word rebirth. b. it comes from the word revival. c. it comes from the word reason. d. it comes from the word redeem.
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English, 22.06.2019 14:50
Select the correct text in the passage. which part of this excerpt from homer's odyssey uses an epic simile? the king himself the vases ranged with care; then bade his followers to the feast prepare. a victim ox beneath the sacred hand of great alcinous falls, and stains the sand. to jove the eternal (power above all powers! who wings the winds, and darkens heaven with showers) the flames ascend: till evening they prolong the rites, more sacred made by heavenly song; for in the midst, with public honours graced, thy lyre divine, demodocus! was placed. all, but ulysses, heard with fix'd delight; he sate, and eyed the sun, and wishâd the night; slow seemâd the sun to move, the hours to roll, his native home deep-imaged in his soul. as the tired ploughman, spent with stubborn toil, whose oxen long have torn the furrow'd soil, sees with delight the sun's declining ray, when home with feeble knees he bends his way to late repast (the day's hard labour done); so to ulysses welcome set the sun; then instant to alcinous and the rest (the scherian states) he turnâd, and thus address'd: "o thou, the first in merit and command! and you the peers and princes of the land! may every joy be yours! nor this the least, when due libation shall have crown'd the feast,
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