SELECTION TEST “Little Things Are Big”
Jesus Colon
FIRST READ: Comprehension
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
_1. What main problem does the young woman with three children have as she travels on
the subway in "Little Things Are Big"?
a. She has difficulty traveling on the train and through the station because of
her burdens.
b. She cannot ask anyone on the train for help because she cannot speak
English
C. She refuses help from any person who is not white because of her biases.
d. She does not know whether she is on the right train for her destination.
her burdens

What is the answer

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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