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Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous

What is the major irony in the poem “ballad of birmingham” by dudley randall? a. the mother is afraid her daughter will get hurt marching in a protest, but her daughter gets hurt going to church instead. b. the mother realizes that going to church may be as dangerous as going to a protest, so she doesn’t let her daughter leave. c. the mother is upset that her daughter deliberately defies her wishes to participate in the freedom march. d. the daughter could have missed church because the alarm clock wasn’t working that morning.

Pound believes that a poet should “use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something.” which of the following adjectives in “the garden” reveals the woman’s disrespect for the poor?