Lea el siguiente extracto de la historia de Gary Soto "Like mexicans". Hablamos durante una hora y tomamos tarta de manzana y café, lentamente. Finalmente, nos levantamos con
Carolyn tomando mi mano. Un poco avergonzado, trate de alejarme, pero su agarre me sostuvo. Dejé que se
saliera con la suya mientras me guiaba por el pasillo con su madre justo detrás de mí. ... Carolyn saludo de
nuevo. Miré hacia atrás, saludando. ... Su gente era como la mexicana, solo que diferente.
¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones describe mejor la ironia de este extracto?
El narrador se siente avergonzado por su propia identidad mexicana, aunque no hay razón para estarlo.
Carolyn es exactamente como una buena chica mexicana a pesar de que su familia es estadounidense de origen
japonés.
Después de preocuparse por casarse con una mujer de otra cultura, el narrador descubre que su familia se parece
mucho a la suya.
Aunque el narrador ha soñado con casarse con una chica mexicana durante la mayor parte de su vida, en su lugar
encuentra una chica japonesa estadounidense.

Wichita mourning david matherne pipe organs—dusty and tarnished— bellowed the ancient song, as movers carried the pews for one last time. frozen branches—heavy with ice arms— 5 couldn’t perform their dance, as workmen shuffled inside the worn-out floors. sally richards—broken and mourning— watched while her father left, 10 as painters brought in their cans for the first time. stained-glass windows—buckled and broken— surveyed commotion’s cause as commerce won in the end 15 yet one more time. reverend richards—feeble and finished— cried as his exit was lost on christians who worshiped the dime; a change of the times. 20 which of these best summarizes the author's style in this poem? a) each of the five stanzas contains internal rhyme and consistent rhythm. b) each of the five stanzas contains an end rhyme describing a different character. c) each of the five stanzas contains assonance followed by a dash, then a description of the old church. d) each of the five stanzas introduces a character followed by a dash, then a description of that character. 3) in the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern? a) the author hopes to create a peaceful feeling for the readers. b) the object and its adjectives are used to create a sense of progress. c) the author uses the pattern to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. d) the author uses the pattern of man and nature to show the impact of this event.

From the glass menagerie: "suspended in the mist over berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of chamberlain's umbrella." who was chamberlain? a.paul chamberlain: tom's father b.neville chamberlain: prime minister of great britain. c.pedro chamberlain: amanda's drunkard husband d.cornelius chamberlain: gentleman caller for laura

Which of the following is an example of a periodical?