AP-Style Multiple-Choice Quiz (Judith Ortiz Cofer, “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María”)
AP-Style Multiple Choice Quiz
Judith Ortiz Cofer, “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María”
After reading the selection from “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–4, 6, and 7.
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8.1 Which of the following best describes the author’s reaction when the young man drops to his knees and sings to her, as she describes in paragraph 1?
1. Which of the following best describes the author’s reaction when the young man drops to his knees and sings to her, as she describes in paragraph 1?
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8.2 In the phrase “María had followed me to London” (para. 1), “María” is an example of what rhetorical device?
2. In the phrase “María had followed me to London” (para. 1), “María” is an example of what rhetorical device?
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8.3 Which of the following best summarizes the author’s depiction of Puerto Rico in paragraph 2?
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8.4 The author argues that the Latina style of dress
4. The author argues that the Latina style of dress
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8.5 All of the following align with the author’s main argument EXCEPT
5. All of the following align with the author’s main argument EXCEPT
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8.6 Which sentence best contradicts the stereotypes outlined by the author in this passage?
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8.7 The sentence “It is custom, however, not chromosomes, that leads us to choose scarlet over pale pink” (beginning of para. 7) contains which of the following rhetorical devices?
7. The sentence “It is custom, however, not chromosomes, that leads us to choose scarlet over pale pink” (beginning of para. 7) contains which of the following rhetorical devices?
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8.8 The sentence beginning “Most important of all” in paragraph 7 is an example of
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8.9 The evidence used by the author to support her case is primarily
9. The evidence used by the author to support her case is primarily