Question 1

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Do you think the narrator considers himself a chicano or a pocho? Why?

Accepted Answer

In the essay, the narrator considers him

Question 2

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-In the American style, there was little difference between a laugh and a roar, and until you got used to them you could hardly tell whether the boisterous  Americans were roaring mad or roaring happy.

Accepted Answer

A)  quiet 
B)  angry 
C)  insane 
D)  overexcited 
A)  quiet 
B)  angry 
C)  insane 
D)  overexcited

Question 3

Brainstorming before writing a comparing and contrasting essay lets you

Accepted Answer

A)  clear your mind. 
B)  get all your ideas out on paper. 
C)  switch between comparing and contrasting. 
D)  see any patterns develop between your ideas. 
A)  clear your mind. 
B)  get all your ideas out on paper. 
C)  switch between comparing and contrasting. 
D)  see any patterns develop between your ideas.

Question 4

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What is being compared in the first paragraph?

Accepted Answer

A)  different items in a grocery store 
B)  fly spray and floor cleaners 
C)  grocery stores and grocery shopping 
D)  pineapples and limes 
A)  different items in a grocery store 
B)  fly spray and floor cleaners 
C)  grocery stores and grocery shopping 
D)  pineapples and limes

Exam 8: Comparing and Contrasting

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Do you think the narrator considers himself a chicano or a pocho? Why?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -In the American style, there was little difference between a laugh and a roar, and until you got used to them you could hardly tell whether the boisterous Americans were roaring mad or roaring happy.

Brainstorming before writing a comparing and contrasting essay lets you

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is being compared in the first paragraph?

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