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NAME:………………………………………………..…………………………………..DATE:…………………………………TOTAL ……..…/50

TRUE OR FALSE: Read the following statements about Julia Alvarez and choose the correct answer.

(10 POINTS)

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer to each of the following items on the line.



(10 POINTS)

6.What does Julia notice when her family first arrives in New York City?

A)The city is huge compared to her community in the Dominican Republic.

B)The apartment building where her family lives is brand new.

C)No one pronounces her family’s names correctly.

7.Which of the following represents the names that Julia is called in school?

A)Judith, Juliet, Jules

B)Judy, Anne, Maureen

C)Hey You, Hey Jude, Hey Little Girl

8.Which member of her family has the easiest time with her name in America?

A)Her mother

B)Her sister Ana

C)Her sister Mauricia

9.Why are names so important to Julia?

A) She has always been embarrassed by her name.B) She does not want anyone to know she is from another county.

C) She marks changes in her life by changes in the names she is called.

11.Because “Names/Nombres” is a personal essay, it contains mainly -

A) objective writing

B) subjective writing

C ) fictional writing

READING: Read the following passages and identify them as examples of either subjective or objective writing.

(3 POINTS)

1.

"47% of Americans pay no federal income tax." (___________________________________________)

2.

McPhee Tower, built in 1949, burned to the ground Thursday morning. Investigators say the fire was

caused by an electrical short in the building’s wiring. (_______________________________________)

3.

Although some would disagree with me, I have to say that Math is the most difficult subject in the

school. (______________________________)



TRUE OR FALSE: Read the following statements about O’ Henry and choose the correct answer. (10 POINTS)

AFTER TWENTY YEARS by O ‘HENRY

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the letter of the correct answer (10 POINTS)



DEFINITION: Define the following terms (4 POINTS)

1.

Subjective point of view:

_______________________________________________________________________________

2.

Objective point of view:

_______________________________________________________________________________

3.

Main idea:

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.

Omniscient point of view: _______________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY: Write a sentence using the following terms (5 POINTS)

1.

Habitual:

_______________________________________________________________________________

2.

Reveal:

_______________________________________________________________________________

3.

Consequences:

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.

Ambiguous:

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.

Principal:

_______________________________________________________________________________

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