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3. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
brian did not mind missing work; the wages he earned were a pittance.
(1 point)
large bonus
small amount
waste of time
distraction from school
4. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
you extinguish them all; send them to the hospital.
(1 point)
excite
turn on
quench
deliver
5. choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
it is fun to see the children become disoriented when they are trying to hit a piñata blindfolded.
(1 point)
angry
confused
exhausted
6. in the poem “mexicans begin jogging,” why does the speaker run when the immigration officers raid the factory where he works?
(1 point)
he’s not a legal u. s. citizen.
he’s terrified that his boss will fire him if he does not.
he’s afraid of his fellow workers finding out he’s not an illegal like them.
his boss tells him to run, and he is on his boss’s time.
7. which quote from “hip­hop planet” describes the author’s feelings about unequal distribution
of wealth amongst populations?
(1 point)
“today, 2 percent of the earth’s adult population owns more than 50 percent of its
household wealth, and indigenous cultures are swallowed with the rapidity of a teenager
gobbling a bag of potato chips.”
“the rap artists come and go, but the conditions that produced them linger."
“the long history is that spoken­word music made its way here on slave ships from west
africa centuries ago.”
“it’s unlikely that the last poets ever dreamed the revolution they sang of would take the
form it has.”
8. why does the author use a comparison to our national anthem in “hip­hop planet”? (1 point)
to compare the historical context over the two genres of music
to show how far music has progressed over the years
to highlight the internal conflict he feels over his love­hate relationship with rap music
to better express the message that rap music conveys
9. according to mcbride, the author of "hip­hop planet," the roots of hip­hop music began in
(1 point)
west africa centuries ago.
a 19th­century slave ship.
the streets of harlem.
puerto rico and jamaica.
10. choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
i began to worry about my grandmother when i noticed how gaunt she had become eating the
nursing home food.
(1 point)
distracted
pale
thin
unsure

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