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

Read the excerpt how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale. which idea does the author introduce first

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?