The terror junot diaz
1. PART A: Which of the following identifies the main idea of the text?...
The terror junot diaz
1. PART A: Which of the following identifies the main idea of the text? *
A. Fear tormented and controlled DĂaz until he no longer allowed it to.
B. Fear is the most dangerous weapon bullies have against someone who is different.
C. Fear allowed DĂaz to prepare for future altercations with the brothers.
D. Fear never proves to be a useful or productive feeling.
2. PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A? *
A. “So I locked up the whole miserable affair deep inside. I thought that would help, but avoidance only seemed to give it more strength.” (Paragraph 8)
B. “They would jeer at me and occasionally throw rocks, but even if they weren’t chasing me in the flesh, they sure were chasing me in spirit.” (Paragraph 10)
C. “But sometimes I like to think that if that beat-down didn’t happen, I might have had an easier time of it.” (Paragraph 12)
D. “Took me until I was a sophomore in high school — yes, that long — before I finally found it in me to start facing my terror.” (Paragraph 13)
Option 5
3. PART A: How does DĂaz describe fear in paragraph 7? *
A. He compares it to a ghost.
B. He depicts it as a constant presence.
C. He presents it as a deadly cancer.
D. He personifies it as the brothers.
4. PART B: Which detail from paragraph 7 best supports the answer to Part A? *
A. “My first real beat-down, and I was furious and ashamed, but above all else I was afraid."
B. “Afraid of my assailants. Afraid they would corner me again.”
C. “An awful withering dread that coiled around my bowels — that followed me into my dreams.”
D. “I guess I should have told someone, but I was too humiliated.”
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