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QuizMultiple Choice

Figurative Language in Barrio Boy

Question 15 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.José then explained a remarkable thing about our money. Which sentence supports a negative connotation for the word remarkable?

Answer
A
For one tostón you get one quarter.
B
He had already exchanged some of our Mexican currency for dollars.
C
Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States.
D
On the table he laid out the coins, in rows of two for one.

Explanation

A negative connotation suggests something unpleasant or disadvantageous. The sentence saying Mexican centavos, tostones, and pesos were “good for nothing” in the United States describes the money as useless, supporting a negative sense of “remarkable.” The other sentences simply describe exchanging or arranging the money.

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