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English
9th -
10thgrade
Anna Quindlen's "A Quilt of a Country"
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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to Quindlen, "slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrate America's
achievements.
beginnings.
prejudices.
principles.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are America's two "defining ideals" that are often in conflict?
community and individualism
diversity and tolerance
ethnicity and community
individualism and tolerance
- 3. Multiple Choice
What point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia in her father's time?
Ethnic pride works against American unity.
Ethnic conflict was not an issue in the past.
Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In lines 54-56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that "the left side of the hyphen...would overwhelm the right." Which statement best summarizes this concern?
Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What conclusions do most Americans draw because of their "grudging fairness"?
Ethnic groups should celebrate their cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
Today's immigrants are similar to earlier Americans.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What do the people who died at the World Trade Center represent?
New York's wealthiest people
tourists visiting New York
America's varied population
the American middle class
- 7. Multiple Choice"A Quilt of a Country" is based on the idea that America is...The best country in the worldharmoniousimprobableworse off after 9/11
- 8. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen uses the metaphor of a quilt to...illustrate how we are all very alike and can make patternsillustrate how our differences. when combined, created a uniquely beautiful pattern or wholeshow how quilt-making should be doneshow how we should all learn to be more alike so we can create a pattern
- 9. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen makes the point that ___________ has always been apart of the United Statesloveimmigrationhatefairness
- 10. Multiple Choice
Quindlen includes the quote at the end of paragraph 7 in order to show that
many immigrant families live in Ma-Pa stores.
Ma-Pa stores are commonplace in many neighborhoods.
all generations of immigrant families work seven days a week.
trends among immigrant families repeat themselves each generation.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does a pluralistic nation have?large number of peoplemore men than womenmany cultural groupstwo political parties
- 12. Multiple Choice_______ means blended together.counter-interwovendiversitypluralistic
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author think 9/11 and the Cold War are similar?Both caused economic stimulusBoth caused fear and unityBoth led to warBoth ended immigration
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA group's diversity refers to its members'common interestscultural achievementssocial classvaried backgrounds
- 15. Multiple Choice
A Quilt Of A Country was written in response to what?
911
Martin Luther King
Rodney King
9/11
- 16. Multiple Choice
Authors can emphasize ideas with a __________ question that doesn’t expect answer.
opinion
argumentative
True or false
rhetorical
- 17. Multiple Choice
Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.
Ascendancy
Apartheid
Balkanized
Incendiary
- 18. Multiple Choice
People who are discordant are
conflicting
musical
tolerant
unorganized
- 19. Multiple Choice
Tending to stir up controversy
Incendiary
Delineate
Disparate
Discordant
- 20. Multiple Choice
A riddle or puzzle
Incendiary
Refute
Discordant
Conundrum
- 21. Multiple Choice
mongrel
mixed
purebred
pedigree
full-blodded
- 22. Multiple Choice
What does this quote mean? "Of all the nations in the world, America was built in nobody's image"
Nobody is truly American
No single person or face can represent America
The country was made before cameras existed.
People cannot be themselves in America.
- 23. Multiple Choice
According to Quindlen, how is America different from other countries?
Different ethnic groups celebrate other cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
America's diverse population are united by one spirit when faced with challenges.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Improbable means
similar
different
likely
unlikely
- 25. Multiple Choice
The genre of "A Quilt of a Country" is
fiction
argumentative essay
non-fiction
mystery
- 26. Open Ended
What is Quindlen’s argument? (10 points)
- 27. Open Ended
What is Quindlen’s counter-argument? (5 points)
- 28. Open Ended
What is the overall theme for “A Quilt of a Country.” Provide textual evidence for your answer. (10 points)
** A theme is a universal message or lesson the author is giving to his/her audience.
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