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Character and Theme in "The Gentleman of Rio en Medio" Answers

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How does the narrator affect the reader’s understanding of details in Gentleman of Río en Medio?

A
Details in the story are limited to the narrator’s first-person point of view.
B
Details in the story are presented by a narrator who knows everything.
C
Details in the story are provided by a narrator who is outside the story.
D
Details in the story are given from the point of view of multiple characters.
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The narrator affects the reader’s point of view by

A
writing the words that make up the story.
B
deciding what will happen in the story.
C
describing the people and events in the story.
D
making up the characters that appear in the story.
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Read the excerpt from Gentleman of Río en MedioThere was a great deal of conversation, about rain and about his family. He was very proud of his large family. Finally we got down to business. Yes, he would sell, as he had agreed, for twelve hundred dollars, in cash. We would buy, and the money was ready.Which best states how the characters’ conversation helps to reveal a theme in the story?

A
It shows Don Anselmo’s interest in the weather.
B
It shows that the narrator and Don Anselmo share the same beliefs.
C
It shows the importance of family for Don Anselmo.
D
It shows that the narrator and Don Anselmo do not trust each other.
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Read the excerpt from Gentleman of Río en MedioThe old man bowed to all of us in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Chaplin once did that in a picture, in a bank–he was the janitor. Then he handed his things to the boy, who stood obediently behind the old man's chair.Which best states how Don Anselmo’s behavior helps to reveal a theme in the story?

A
It shows that he acts according to his personal morals and values.
B
It shows that he likes to pretend he is a character in a movie.
C
It shows that he believes he is superior to the other characters.
D
It shows that he acts according to the morals and values of others.
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What new information could be learned if Gentleman of Río en Medio were told from a different character’s point of view?

A
what the narrator looks like
B
the narrator’s thoughts and feelings
C
what the narrator says
D
the narrator’s form of employment
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The narrator determines

A
what will take place in a story.
B
what the reader will like in a story.
C
how many characters will be in a story.
D
how a reader will see everything in a story.
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Which is a theme in Gentleman of Río en Medio?

A
There are different ways to view money, time, and land ownership.
B
Rules and regulations determine what the truth is in any situation.
C
Land can only be owned by individuals, not an entire community.
D
Money and time are valued over anything else by most people.
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In Gentleman of Río en Medio, the reader sees events from

A
only Don Anselmo’s point of view.
B
the narrator’s and the Americans’ points of view.
C
only the narrator’s point of view.
D
Don Anselmo’s and the villagers’ points of view.
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Which best states how the actions of the narrator and his American clients help to reveal a theme in Gentleman of Río en Medio?

A
They tell Don Anselmo that he must accept all of the money that they have decided to pay him for his land.
B
They ask Don Anselmo to tell the children in his village to stop playing among the trees in the orchard.
C
They buy the trees from Don Anselmo’s descendents even though they already own the trees according to the law.
D
They make a deal with Don Anselmo to buy his house and his land for a sum of twelve hundred dollars.
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What new information could the reader learn if Gentleman of Río en Medio were told from Don Anselmo’s point of view?

A
what Don Anselmo looks like
B
Don Anselmo’s thoughts and feelings
C
what Don Anselmo says to the narrator
D
Don Anselmo’s position in his family

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