Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez
Question 1 of 16 • 22 - 23 CR - English 1A (0101KA)
A fluent reader thinks about phrasing. To read aloud smoothly, a reader groups words that go together and takes a breath only after saying the complete phrase.If you were reading aloud from "Daughter of Invention,” which underlined words would you need to say together as a group? Check all that apply.Her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a momentYoyo stormed out of that room and into her own.She was a good enough Mami, fussing and scolding and giving adviceImportant, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn’t have a second“I kept telling you, one of these days my ship would pass me by in the night!”
Answer
A
Her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment
B
Yoyo stormed out of that room and into her own.
C
She was a good enough Mami, fussing and scolding and giving advice
D
Important, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn’t have a second
E
“I kept telling you, one of these days my ship would pass me by in the night!”