AnswersMO-English Language Arts 11 B-CRZora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice Answers

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What statement is Hurston making about the African American community through the voice of her narrator?

A
Some African Americans worshipped people who were cruel; thus making the judgments of them questionable in general.
B
Some African Americans followed white superiority like a religion, judging themselves using a social hierarchy based on skin color.
C
Some African Americans saw a clear line between racial groups; therefore, all African Americans had the same status in their eyes.
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What can you infer about Hurston’s cultural experiences from her writing voice?

A
She is most familiar with refined, well-educated people.
B
She is most at home in a rural community.
C
She has been exposed to groups that vary culturally and socioeconomically.
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How does Hurston convey a voice that allows the reader to make inferences about the author’s cultural experiences?

A
Hurston uses an overly formal and academic tone.
B
Hurston mixes elements of formal language and colloquialism.
C
Hurston uses a variety of sentence structures.
D
Hurston describes her characters in very literal terms.
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What, if any, variations from the standard English pronunciation or accent do you hear in samples from your region? Does your family share the dialect of the speakers from your region?

Answer:

In the samples from my region, I noticed variations in pronunciation such as the use of a 'drawl' on certain vowel sounds and the dropping of 'g' sounds at the ends of words. My family shares this dialect because we have lived in this area for generations, so our speech patterns and regional vocabulary match the speakers in the samples.

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Which of these statements matches an observation you made about your own dialect or your region’s dialect? Choose one that best fits.

A
My family’s accent is different from that of most speakers from my region.
B
The speakers from my region sound very similar to the people in my neighborhood.
C
It was difficult to identify variations from standard English in my own region’s dialect.
D
My region’s dialect is distinct, and I could identify variations in pronunciation and accent.
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Based on your exploration, what might cause variations in dialect among speakers from the same region? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
gender differences
B
different ethnic backgrounds
C
English spoken as a second language
D
educational or occupational differences
E
geographical differences within a state
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Which of these differences do you think has the greatest impact on dialect? Choose one.

A
gender differences
B
different ethnic backgrounds
C
English spoken as a second language
D
educational or occupational differences
E
geographical differences within a state

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