SMC Review Part 1

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2. 2 - Pick Answer Q1. (TEKS 8.2B) What does the word assimilate most likely mean in paragraph 11?

   1. To teach someone a new language

   2. To reject other cultures

   3. To adopt the behaviors and values of another group

   4. To celebrate one’s original traditions

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5. 5 - Pick Answer What is the effect of the author describing the cooking sounds as a “Dance of the Stove with Pots and Pans”?

   1. It creates a musical and lively image of family tradition.

   2. It emphasizes the narrator’s dislike of cooking.

   3. It shows how chaotic the kitchen feels to her.

   4. It reveals that she is bored watching her family cook.

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8. 8 - Pick Answer Part A: Why does the narrator feel disconnected from her Puerto Rican identity when she returns to the island?

   1. She no longer speaks Spanish.

   2. She refuses to eat Puerto Rican food.

   3. She does not want to reconnect with her culture.

   4. Her family sees her as too Americanized.

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10. 10 - Pick Answer Part B: Which sentence best supports the answer in Part A?

    1. “I learned English so well that people told me I didn’t ‘speak like a Puerto Rican.’”

    2. “These books are in English, written for people who don't know a sofrito from a sombrero.”

    3. “Mami beamed when I got a job as a typist in Manhattan.”

    4. “She’s no longer Puerto Rican.”

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