Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.People talked to one another on the street in low tones; only drunks and muchachitos mal educados raised their voices, or the arrieros when they shouted to their donkeys.Which words best signal that "muchachitos mal educados" has a negative connotation?
Read the sentences from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.I was left alone in the room for M-E-N. I examined it with great care—the smooth enamel bowl with water in the bottom, the wooden lid with a large hole that looked like a horse collar, the small brown box up near the ceiling, the chain hanging from it. Pressed for time, I finally decided it was safe enough to try.How does Ernesto feel?
Which phrase from Barrio Boy contains a simile?
Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.José bought us two cardboard suitcases and one for himself, and an alarm clock like the one we used to try to win in the lottery tent in Mazatlan.Which word has a connotative meaning in the sentence?
Based on the events in Barrio Boy what is the best inference about Ernesto's mother?
Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could.The author uses figurative language to
Which sentence from Barrio Boy states the most reasonable inference and provides a valid clue to support it?
Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.When my water party was interrupted, both the bathroom and I got a scrubbing.Who most likely interrupted Ernesto's water party?
Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.Any neighborhood courtesy—an exchange of a banana for a red pepper, or the return of a borrowed utensil—was sure to pass through our messenger system.Which words have a connotative meaning in the sentence?
Ernesto gets in trouble for his messy splashingErnesto has sore muscles and needs to soak in cold waterthe hotel is very expensive because it has a modern bathroomthe bathroom is dangerous for a young and inexperienced child
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