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Which of the following lines from “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica” best develops a longing for the past?

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a “glorious return” to Havana—where no one / has been allowed to die and nothing to change until then
B
hanging in stalks like votive offerings / she is the Patroness of Exiles / a woman of no-age who was never pretty
C
She spends her days / slicing jamón y queso and wrapping it in wax paper / tied with string
D
Puerto Ricans complain / that it would be cheaper to fly to San Juan / than to buy a pound of Bustelo coffee here
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In the poem “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica,” which description suggests that the speaker is fond of the shopkeeper?

A
the woman’s plump arms resting upon the counter
B
the woman’s “plain wide face” and “ample bosom”
C
the woman’s look of maternal interest as others talk
D
the woman’s ageless appearance and lack of prettiness
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Read the passage from “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica.”she is the Patroness of Exiles...who spends her days selling canned memorieswhile listening to the Puerto Ricans complainthat it would be cheaper to fly to San Juanthan to buy a pound of Bustelo coffee here,and to Cubans perfecting their speechof a “glorious return” to Havana...to Mexicans who pass through, talking lyricallyof dólares to be made in El Norte—The Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans in the passage help to create the image that

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the woman who runs the deli speaks many languages.
B
people often come to the deli to complain.
C
people come to the deli to honor their mothers.
D
Latin American culture is very diverse.
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What imagery from “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica” helps develop the woman who runs the bodega as a “mother figure” to people of various ages and cultures?

A
She “must trade” with “closed ports.”
B
She is “presiding over a formica counter.”
C
She sells products that “would cost less at the A&P.”
D
She is a woman typically found in any “family portrait.”
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Read the passage from “Child of the Americas."I am a child of the Americas,a light-skinned mestiza of the Caribbean, a child of many diaspora, born into this continent at a crossroads. How does the word “crossroads” help to develop the author’s tone?

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It is imagery that describes the merging of different cultures.
B
It is imagery that describes a cultural boundary that should not be crossed.
C
It is an allusion to an actual boundary between continents.
D
It is a strong word that expresses an attitude of resentment and bitterness.

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