AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Gloria Anzaldúa, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
Gloria Anzaldúa, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”
After reading the selection from “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 29–35.
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10.1 All of the following incidents reinforced Anzaldúa’s Chicano identity EXCEPT
1. All of the following incidents reinforced Anzaldúa’s Chicano identity EXCEPT
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10.2 The speaker’s attitude toward formal schooling, addressed in paragraph 29, is most accurately described as
2. The speaker’s attitude toward formal schooling, addressed in paragraph 29, is most accurately described as
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10.3 All of the following sensory images can be found in paragraph 35 EXCEPT
3. All of the following sensory images can be found in paragraph 35 EXCEPT
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10.4 In paragraph 29, which of the following rhetorical devices is most in evidence?
4. In paragraph 29, which of the following rhetorical devices is most in evidence?
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10.5 The speaker’s persona in paragraph 29 is most accurately described as shifting from
5. The speaker’s persona in paragraph 29 is most accurately described as shifting from
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10.6 The description of the corridos (para. 33) contributes to the unity of the passage in which of the following ways?
6. The description of the corridos (para. 33) contributes to the unity of the passage in which of the following ways?
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10.7 The primary parallel between the anecdotes about Mexican movies and the anecdotes about Mexican music is that both
7. The primary parallel between the anecdotes about Mexican movies and the anecdotes about Mexican music is that both
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10.8 The first sentence of paragraph 35 serves what purpose?
8. The first sentence of paragraph 35 serves what purpose?
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10.9 The rhetorical function of paragraph 30 is most prominently seen through the author’s use of which of the following devices?
9. The rhetorical function of paragraph 30 is most prominently seen through the author’s use of which of the following devices?