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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Luiselli decide would be the topic of study within the first class she taught at Hofstra University?
2. How does the older of the two sisters from Guatemala respond when Luiselli asks her how old she had been when she had first attended school?
3. By whom does Manu say he had been raised until a year ago?
4. To what location does Luiselli compare when describing how an immigrant begins to think of his or her home country after a long time living in the United States?
5. What does Luiselli say is always the children's reaction when they hear the words ganga or pandillero?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Luiselli's students mean when they say, "We don't want to be voluntourists in our own town anymore"? (93)
2. How does the theme of sacrifice arise within the final passages of Part IV: Community?
3. Discuss an instance in Part III: Home when Luiselli uses a simile to indicate powerlessness.
4. Describe Luiselli's employment of imagery in order to get across what it feels like for immigrants once they have been in the United States for a sustained period of time.
5. What kinds of professionals did Luiselli bring in to speak to her Advanced Conversation class?
6. What element does Luiselli identify as the factor that "fundamentally fuels drug trafficking"(85) in North America?
7. How does the theme of uncertainty arise at the end of Part III: Home?
8. What is the United States's public position on free education for all children within its borders and why is it significant in the context of Luiselli's argument?
9. What were three things Alina reported being told when a school denied entry to Manu during her search?
10. How long after Luiselli's first interview of Manu Lopez did Luiselli see him again and what took place at that meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Valeria Luiselli’s essay sending about the mythical qualities of the United States?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of Aristotle's appeals as she builds toward the conclusion of the argumentative essay. How does she use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of her points?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does she get this message across to the reader?
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