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Read the lines from “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie.Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway

A
the southern chain gangs he observed.
B
his need to wander and explore America.
C
the people he met at the Grapes of Wrath concert.
D
his interest in helping people develop pride in themselves.
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Which quotation from the poem "Ellis Island" supports the theme "Immigration to America did not answer everyone’s dreams”?

A
Lands of those who followed / the changing Moon,
B
I too come to this island, / nine decades the answerer / of dreams.
C
my grandparents / waited the long days of quarantine, / after leaving the sickness,
D
Lands invaded / when the earth became owned.
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It was said that my New York license plates would arouse interest and perhaps questions, since they were the only outward identifying marks I had. And so they did – perhaps twenty or thirty times in the whole trip. But such contacts followed an invariable pattern, somewhat as follows:Local man: “New York, huh?”Me: "Yep."Local man: “I was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? Alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to New York?"Alice: "It was thirty-six. I remember because it was the year Alfred died.”Local man: "Anyway, I hated it. Wouldn't live there if you paid me.”

A
People treat others differently when they come from big cities.
B
People’s curiosity about where Steinbeck is from does not last very long.
C
People in the United States are very curious about where others live.
D
People are very suspicious of visitors from New York.
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Read the excerpt from This Land Was Made for You and Me.Woody thought there was plenty to worry about. The Great Depression, which had begun in 1929, was grinding on. For years, desperate, hungry people had been tramping the roads and riding the rails, looking for work or handouts.

A
“California Stars”
B
“Gotta Work”
C
“Mail Myself to You”
D
“No Fear”
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Based on This Land Was Made for You and Me, which song did Woody Guthrie most likely write while staying with Alan Lomax and his wife in Washington, DC?

A
“Bed on the Floor”
B
“Dear Mrs. Roosevelt”
C
“Goin' away to Sea”
D
“This Train Is Bound for Glory”
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Woody Guthrie was most likely inspired to write about a “ribbon of highway” when traveling on a

A
dusty path.
B
twisting road.
C
busy intersection.
D
snow-covered trail.
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Which statement is an example of a similarity between “A Smart Cookie” and “An Hour with Abuelo”?

A
Both have characters who disliked going to school.
B
Both have characters who write about their life stories.
C
Both have characters who brag about their experiences.
D
Both have characters who discuss the consequences of their choices.
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Read the passages from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros and “An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.Today while cooking oatmeal she is Madame Butterfly until she sighs and points the wooden spoon at me. I could’ve been somebody, you know? Esperanza, you go to school. Study hard.For four years I boarded with a couple she knew. I paid my rent in labor, and I ate vegetables I grew myself. I wore my clothes until they were thin as parchment. But I graduated at the top of my class!

A
family.
B
hard work.
C
education.
D
healthy eating.
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of the tall woman, greenas dreams of forests and meadowswaiting for those who’d workeda thousand yearsyet never owned their own.Lands invadedwhen the earth became owned.Lands of those who followedthe changing Moon,knowledge of the seasonsin their veins.

A
Europeans should not have invaded the lands of American Indians.
B
Different ideas about ownership affected the experiences of European Americans and American Indians.
C
Both European Americans and American Indians dreamed of land ownership in America.
D
Land ownership was dependent on the moon and the knowledge of the seasons.
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Which statement best describes a similarity between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View"?

A
Both discuss American Indian deaths.
B
Both discuss the knowledge of American Indians.
C
Both discuss American Indian food.
D
Both discuss diseases passed from Europeans to American Indians.
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Which statement best describes a similarity between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View"?

A
Both stress the arrival of the Pilgrims.
B
Both stress immigration through Ellis Island.
C
Both stress the conquest of American Indian land.
D
Both stress the opportunities offered by America.
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In “A Smart Cookie,” Esperanza’s mother quit high school, but in “An Hour with Abuelo,” Arturo’s abuelo finished high school.This is an example of

A
a contrast.
B
an inference.
C
a perspective.
D
a point of view.
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Which statement is the best reason that the author includes conversations with the dog in the book Travels with Charley?

A
It shows that a dog really is a man’s best friend.
B
This dog is unusually responsive to people.
C
It presents an alternative way for the author to show his thoughts.
D
The author cannot find any people to talk to.
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It was said that my New York license plates would arouse interest and perhaps questions, since they were the only outward identifying marks I had. And so they did – perhaps twenty or thirty times in the whole trip. But such contacts followed an invariable pattern, somewhat as follows:Local man: “New York, huh?”Me: "Yep."Local man: “I was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? Alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to New York?"Alice: "It was thirty-six. I remember because it was the year Alfred died.”Local man: "Anyway, I hated it. Wouldn't live there if you paid me.”

A
to show that most people in the United States hate New York
B
to show that most people in the United States visit New York
C
to show that most people do not treat the author differently because he is from New York
D
to show that being from New York disrupts the author’s relationships with the people he meets
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Charley sneezed and paced restlessly. "All right, mon cur, let's like your side of it. You want to go on. Suppose we do, and in the night a tree should crash down right where we are presently standing. It would be you who have the attention of the gods. And there is always that chance. I could tell you many stories about faithful animals who saved their masters, but I think you are just bored and I'm not going to flatter you.”

A
The author treats the dog as if he is another person.
B
The author believes that the dog talks back to him.
C
Charley is an unusually intelligent dog.
D
Charley communicates by sneezing and pacing.

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