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Comparing Genres: Biography and Editorial Answers

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Which phrase best describes the purpose of Nazario’s editorial?

A
to persuade readers that the United States should go to war in Central America
B
to inform readers that Mexico is taking in the majority of Central American refugees
C
to inform readers of the efforts the United States is making to help Central America
D
to persuade readers the United States should change its refugee policy for Central America
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Which sentence best supports that the author’s purpose is to persuade readers the United States should change its refugee policy?

A
“If a house is burning, people will jump out the window.”
B
“I last went to Nueva Suyapa in 2003, to write about another boy, Luis Enrique Motino Pineda, who had grown up there and left to find his mother in the United States.”
C
“The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recently interviewed 404 children who had arrived in the United States from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. . . .”
D
“The United States should also increase to pre-9/11 levels the number of refugees we accept to 90,000 from the current 70,000 per year and, unlike in recent years, actually admit that many.”
3

Which phrases indicate this passage is from an editorial? Check all that apply.

A
“handing them a death sentence”
B
“an expert in Honduras”
C
“a Christian humanitarian aid group”
D
“undermines our credibility as a humane country”
E
“would be a disgrace”
F
“52,000 children who have arrived”
4

Which words or phrases from the passage have strong connotations that support the author’s purpose? Check all that apply.

A
“sham process”
B
“fearful, traumatized youngsters”
C
“government-funded lawyer”
D
“represent immigrant children”
E
“under current immigration laws”
F
“hurtling children back”
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The text repeats the word deport and related words, such as deportation. How does this repetition serve the author’s purpose?

A
It emphasizes that these immigrants should be deported.
B
It emphasizes the potential risks many immigrants face.
C
It helps to convince readers to agree with the government’s policy.
D
It helps to convince readers that deportation is an everyday process.

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