1.- ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1.- What is this story about? 2.- Do you think the wife is overreacting to his husband´s opinion? explain 3.- Why do the wife get his finger cut? 4.- Do you think Racism is such a delicate issue in our society which is capable of frictions? explain 4.- Which is the correct attitude the husband should have taken about this topic? 5.- If you were in the wife´s situation what would you do? 6.- Who do you think is right in this discussion? explain 7.- Can you define racism in your own words? 8.- Is the husband correct in his point of view? explain 9.- Who is the tolerant person in this marriage? explain 10.- Are you a racist person? explain

In the story “seventh grade” how do victor’s hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day?

What can you predict about the rest of the story? a) it will be about an eighteen-year-old girl. b) it will be about the aubignys falling in love. c) it will be about armand aubigny's father taking him to paris. d) it will be about the relationship between arman aubigny and the girl. e) it will be about an economic revolution led by aubigny.

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?