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Which best describes why Cristina Garcia chose a multi-narrative structure for Dreaming in Cuban?

A
to illustrate that immigrants must choose one cultural identity over another
B
to illustrate that there is not just one single Cuban identity
C
to illustrate that the Cuban Revolution has not affected the younger generation
D
to illustrate that people always value their own cultural identity most
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Which complex narrative structure is underutilized by Cristina Garcia in Dreaming in Cuban?

A
the attention given to presenting the work as fiction
B
the use of unconventional textual features
C
the representation of several narrators
D
the manipulation of the chronological order of events
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Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban.My father knew I understood more than I could say. He told me stories about Cuba after Columbus came. He said that the Spaniards wiped out more Indians with smallpox than with muskets.Which best describes an element of magic realism used by Garcia in this excerpt?

A
She shows the close relationship that Pilar had with her father.
B
She connects the events to the colonial history of Latin America.
C
She is a modern writer developing a story about Spanish history.
D
She characterizes Columbus’s discovery as an extraordinary event.
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Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban.Lourdes considers herself lucky. Immigration has redefined her, and she is grateful. Unlike her husband, she welcomes her adopted language, its possibilities for reinvention. Lourdes relishes winter most of all—the cold scraping sounds on sidewalks and windshields, the ritual of scarves and gloves, hats and zip-in coat linings. Its layers protect her. She wants no part of Cuba, no part of its wretched carnival floats creaking with lies, no part of Cuba at all, which Lourdes claims never possessed her.Which sentence is an example of magic realism?

A
Unlike her husband, she welcomes her adopted language, its possibilities for reinvention.
B
Lourdes relishes winter most of all—the cold scraping sounds on sidewalks and windshields, the ritual of scarves and gloves, hats and zip-in coat linings.
C
Its layers protect her.
D
She wants no part of Cuba, no part of its wretched carnival floats creaking with lies, no part of Cuba at all, which Lourdes claims never possessed her.
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Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban.If it were up to me, I’d record other things. Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule . . . Why don’t I know anything about them? Who chooses what we should know or what’s important? I know I have to decide these things for myself. Most of what I’ve learned that’s important I’ve learned on my own, or from my grandmother.What does the excerpt reveal about Cristina Garcia?

A
Her background in journalism has made the writing of realistic fiction more difficult for her.
B
Her background in journalism has helped her research and use realistic details in her fiction.
C
Her background in journalism has prevented her from using magic realism in her fiction.
D
Her background in journalism has caused her to become an efficient and thorough editor.
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Look at the diagram.This diagram is best used for helping a reader

Question illustration
A
relate personally to a text.
B
define hard vocabulary words in a text.
C
monitor comprehension of a text.
D
better understand the theme of a text.
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Pierre is a student who does not understand the following sentence from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban.Lourdes buys a round box of sticky dates and considers the centuries of fratricide converging on this street corner in Brooklyn. She ponders the transmigrations from the southern latitudes, the millions moving north. Which strategy would best help Pierre understand the excerpt?

A
relating the sentence to personal experience
B
slowing down to break up the long sentence
C
looking up unfamiliar words in the sentence
D
reading the sentence out loud to himself
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Which strategy would be least useful for helping students monitor comprehension of a text as they are reading?

A
breaking long sentences into short phrases
B
slowing down and reading the text aloud
C
skimming the text to reach the conclusion
D
relating the text to prior personal knowledge
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What is the advantage of reading from three different perspectives in Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban?

A
It breaks up the narrative and prevents the plot line from becoming bogged down in one particular place or time.
B
It allows the writer to experiment with a variety of different writing styles, as every speaker sounds distinctively different.
C
The different perspectives underscore the larger idea that immigrants or exiles must shed their native traditions.
D
It provides the reader with multiple perspectives on the Cuban Revolution and on the differences between life in Cuba and exile in the US.
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Which sentence from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban is an example of magic realism?

A
Abuela Celia and I write to each other sometimes, but mostly I hear her speaking to me at night just before I fall asleep.
B
At night, especially in the summer when the sound carries, I hear the low whistles of the ships as they leave New York harbor.
C
Lourdes imagines these pieces, broken and bruised in unspeakable places, on piers and in alleyways, drifting down the river to the sea.
D
One girl left with a broken leg after slipping on a bar of soap Pilar dropped while the nanny was bathing her in the sink.

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