Question 1

Who wrote the poems on the wall of Angel Island?

Accepted Answer

Educated men among the Chinese immigrants

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Chines Politicians

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Bored Chinese Americans waiting to go back to China

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Well known Poets

Question 2

What is one reason immigrants were detained on Angel Island

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The immigrant was Chinese.

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The immigrant was a criminal.

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The immigrant was European .

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The immigrant was a woman.

Question 3

Why did people want to preserve the poems on the walls?

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The poems document the experiences of hundreds of immigrants.

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They are great examples of classical Chinese literature.

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For fun.

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The poems  record the history of Angel Island detention center

Question 4

What feeling is most often expressed by the poets?

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Loneliness

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Anger

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Regret

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Dismay

Question 5

Which statement best illustrates an alliteration?

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The meanings in these memories of many men

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and, oh, so openly an omen

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A uniformity of references to facts

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That which was known but never shown

Question 6

Which choice best illustrates the use of assonance?

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To seek deep feelings in what I read

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Happily hearing his name

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uttered in terms of retrospective terror

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depict their dramatic dreams

Question 7

Which choice best illustrates the use of consonance?

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and stay for days away from her but say her name

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trying to confide in the night but rather dying inside

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the potential of permanent peace and prosperity

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a request for the lost list, mostly forgotten, found at last

Question 8

What is an Example?

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A specific case or story that about a general topic

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A logical explanation of a belief

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someone with special knowledge of something

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something that can be proven true

Question 9

What is a statistic?

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Categorizing something with numbers

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A logical explanation of a belief

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Something that can be proven true

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Explaining what something looks like, or describing it using the five senses

Question 10

What is a fact?

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Something that can be proven true

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A specific case or story about a general topic

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something over 1,000 years old.

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Someone with special knowledge

Question 11

What does "ordeal" mean?

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A painful or horrific experience

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Two parties agreeing to make a trade

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Express or feel sympathy or pit; sympathize

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To join in an activity

Question 12

What does Commiserate mean ?

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Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

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To join in an activity

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Taking detailed  notes during  class

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A fact or condition connected with  or relevant

Question 13

What  does circumstance mean?

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A fact or condition connected with relevant to an event or action

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Inflexible routines related to the government

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The total distance around a circle

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The way the ring master stands  at the circus

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