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"Names Nombres" Julia Alvarez

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32 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the main idea of the story 'Names Nombres'?
    Language and identity
    Family traditions and customs
    Friendship and loyalty
    Bullying and diversity
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the setting of the story 'Names Nombres'?
    Mexico
    Canada
    The United States
    Spain
    30s
  • Q3
    What language do the characters in 'Names Nombres' primarily speak?
    French
    Chinese
    English
    Spanish
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the name of the author of the story 'Names Nombres'?
    Isabel Allende
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    Sandra Cisneros
    Julia Alvarez
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the main conflict in the story 'Names Nombres'?
    A fight between two friends
    A family disagreement
    The struggle to adapt to a new language and culture
    A mystery to be solved
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the name of the main character in the story 'Names Nombres'?
    Miguel
    Rosa
    Juan
    Julia
    30s
  • Q7
    In 'Names Nombres', what motivates the family to move to the United States?
    To learn a new language
    To be closer to relatives
    Better opportunities and a safer life
    Vacation and sightseeing
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of writing is 'Names/Nombres'?
    Fiction
    Poetry
    Personal essay
    Essay
    30s
  • Q9
    What does the term 'ethnicity' refer to?
    The country a person belongs to
    The language a person speaks
    Physical appearance and skin color
    Cultural, linguistic, religious, or ancestral traits that a group of people share
    30s
  • Q10
    What does it mean to usher someone?
    To to make known the presence or arrival of someone
    To serve food at a restaurant
    To fix something that is broken
    To perform on a stage
    30s
  • Q11
    What does the term 'initial' mean?
    A point beyond the starting point
    A middle point between two things
    The final or last point of something
    The beginning or starting point of something
    30s
  • Q12
    What does it mean to merge?
    To separate two things
    To organize things in a list
    To blend together
    To copy and paste text
    30s
  • Q13
    What does the word 'inevitably' mean?
    difficult to avoid or prevent
    unable to be avoided or prevented
    sometimes avoided or prevented
    easily avoided or prevented
    30s
  • Q14
    What does 'convoluted' mean?
    Difficult
    Easy
    Simple
    Complicated
    30s
  • Q15
    What does the term 'third world' mean?
    Economically underdeveloped countries
    Countries with high standards of living
    Countries with advanced technology
    Countries with a strong economy
    30s

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