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Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.”I have always felt funny using chopsticksand my favorite food is hot dogs. Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.Which best describes the common idea in the excerpts?

A
Both refer to the speaker’s sense of loss.
B
Both have a tone of disapproval.
C
Both reference American stereotypes.
D
Both suggest imminent change.
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Which best describes the overall themes of Okita’s “In Response to Executive Order 9066” and Cisneros’s “Mericans”?

A
Individuals often face discrimination because of their appearances, especially during war time.
B
Physical appearances are more significant than cultural heritage in determining nationality.
C
People can feel tension between their cultural heritage and American identity due to racism and discrimination.
D
Many older immigrants find it difficult to discover their identities within the culturally varied American landscape.
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Read the sentence.The girl in the poem does not want to leave her home.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?

A
The poem’s main person is being forced to leave home.
B
The speaker of the poem does not want to go away.
C
The poem’s main person has to leave home against her will.
D
The speaker of the poem is reluctant to leave her home.
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Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.To support his purpose, Douglass includes words such as

A
“search,” “roam,” and “found”
B
“monarchies,” “reigns,” and “nation”
C
“abuse,” “barbarity,” and “shameless”
D
“Old World,” “South America,” and “America”
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Which choice best defines a word’s connotative meaning?

A
the literal meaning of the word
B
the author’s attitude toward the word
C
the interpretation of the word found in a thesaurus
D
the feeling and association that the word evokes

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