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Character and Culture in Literature Answers

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Read the passage from "Two Kinds.”Last week I sent a tuner over to my parents’ apartment and had the piano reconditioned, for purely sentimental reasons. My mother had died a few months before and I had been getting things in order for my father, a little bit at a time. I put the jewelry in special silk pouches. The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in moth-proof boxes. I found some old Chinese silk dresses, the kind with little slits up the sides. I rubbed the old silk against my skin, then wrapped them in tissue and decided to take them home with me.

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“Last week I sent a tuner over to my parents’ apartment and had the piano reconditioned, for purely sentimental reasons.”
B
“My mother had died a few months before and I had been getting things in order for my father, a little bit at a time.”
C
“I put the jewelry in special silk pouches. The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in moth-proof boxes.”
D
“I found some old Chinese silk dresses, the kind with little slits up the sides.”
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Read the passage from "Two Kinds.”I could see why my mother was fascinated by the music. It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl, about nine years old, with a Peter Pan haircut. The girl had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple. She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese Child. And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation.

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obedience
B
self-control
C
love of family
D
good reputation
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Which scenario is an example of extrinsic motivation?

A
The doorbell rang, but Manny didn’t answer; he felt too exhausted for visitors.
B
When the temperature suddenly dropped, Lacey ran into a heated shop to warm up.
C
After she cheated on the exam, Crystal’s guilt finally drove her to confess to her teacher.
D
Kenji’s love of animals led him to volunteer at the wildlife rescue organization every weekend.
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Which statement best explains the cultural conflict that occurs between the mother and the daughter in "Two Kinds”?

A
The mother has moved to the United States from China and wants to leave Chinese traditions behind, but the daughter clings to her roots in China.
B
The mother and daughter have moved from China to the United States, and both feel drawn to Chinese cultural values, customs, and styles of clothing.
C
The mother has moved to the United States from China and wants to preserve the Chinese family structure, but the daughter wants independence like a US teenager.
D
The mother and daughter experience a generation gap in that the narrator’s mother wants her to excel at school, but the daughter just wants to watch television.
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The term extrinsic motivation refers to reasons to act that

A
arise from the character’s beliefs or emotions.
B
originate in the character’s outside environment.
C
are inherent in the character’s psychological makeup.
D
come from characters’ desire to act on their environment.
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What is the best definition of intrinsic motivation?

A
reasons to act that the character cannot control
B
reasons to act that come from within a character
C
reasons to act that can be inferred from the text
D
reasons to act that come from outside a character
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Read the passage from "Two Kinds.”And I started to play. It was so beautiful. I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that at first I didn’t worry how I would sound. So it was a surprise to me when I hit the first wrong note and I realized something didn’t sound quite right. And then I hit another and another followed that. A chill started at the top of my head and began to trickle down. Yet I couldn’t stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track. I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end.

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It describes the narrator’s inability to stop playing when she wants to do so.
B
It describes the narrator’s unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience.
C
It describes the narrator’s thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.
D
It describes the results of the narrator’s refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.
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The term internal conflict refers to a struggle between a character and

A
nature.
B
society.
C
him- or herself.
D
another character.
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Which scenario is an example of intrinsic motivation?

A
Yannick always studies until midnight because good grades make him happy.
B
Kimi fixed Gordon’s tablet in exchange for a copy of his notes from math class.
C
Evan noticed the flashing lights in his rearview mirror and pulled over to the curb.
D
Marileta bought a $20 gift card for Rick after drawing his name in the office holiday party.

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