Recognizing Rhetorical Techniques in a Speech — Quiz
Question 5 • Literature and Composition II
Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor. My Latina soul was nourished as I visited and played at my grandmother’s house with my cousins and extended family. They were my friends as I grew up. Being a Latina child was watching the adults playing dominos on Saturday night and us kids playing lotería , bingo, with my grandmother calling out the numbers which we marked on our cards with chickpeas. How do Sotomayor’s descriptions of her family most likely affect readers?
Answer
A
They give readers feelings of hopelessness and desperation.
B
They give readers images of the importance of family.
C
They show readers how Latina families decorate their homes.
D
They describe the struggle Sotomayor endured in becoming a judge.