Which of the following best describes the central idea of the passage?
Question 1 options:


Many immigrants struggle in a new country because they refuse to adapt to new customs and change their traditions.


In the 1800s-1900s, hundreds of thousands immigrated to the U.S. and lived in poverty, but with a little hard work they became successful.


Unfair treatment and cheap labor made it nearly impossible for immigrants to achieve the American Dream.


Education is the best hope for success and achieving one’s dreams.

Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to the previous question?
Question 2 options:


“America! From the other end of the earth from where I came, America was a land of living hope, woven of dreams, aflame with longing and desire” (Paragraph 2)




“they came from the same village... But they were so well-dressed, so well-fed, so successful in America, that they were ashamed to remember their mother tongue.” (Paragraph 10)


“I could almost begin to think with English words in my head. But in my heart the emptiness still hurt. I burned to give, to give something, to do something, to be something.” (Paragraph 62)


“‘Why don’t they have free boarding-schools for immigrants — strong people — willing people? Here you see us burning up with something different, and America turns her head away from us.’” (Paragraph 92)
Question 3 (10 points)
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From what point of view is “America and I” written?
Question 3 options:


first person


third person limited


third person omniscient


multiple points of view are used
Question 4 (10 points)
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In the opening line, Yezierska writes, “As one of the dumb, voiceless ones I speak.”



What does she mean by “dumb?”
Question 4 options:


uneducated, unintelligent


unable to speak, mute


immigrant, newcomer


none of the above
Question 5 (10 points)
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[6] In the golden land of flowing opportunity I was to find my work that was denied me in the sterile village of my forefathers. Here I was to be free from the dead drudgery for bread that held me down in Russia. For the first time in America, I’d cease to be a slave of the belly. I’d be a creator, a giver, a human being! My work would be the living job of fullest self-expression (Yezierska).



What does the author most likely mean when she says she will no longer be a “slave of the belly” in paragraph 6?
Question 5 options:


She will be able to buy better, more expensive food.


She will no longer sacrifice meals to save money.


She will no longer work just any job in order to eat.


She will no longer work for just food without wages.
Question 6 (10 points)
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“Like a hungry cat rubbing up to its boss for meat, so I edged and simpered around them as I passed them the food” (Yezierska).



What literary device is employed in this quote from the story?
Question 6 options:


irony


simile


metaphor


personification
Question 7 (10 points)
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“Wages? Money?” The four eyes turned into hard stone as they looked me up and down. “Haven’t you a comfortable bed to sleep, and three good meals a day? You’re only a month here. Just came to America. And you already think about money. Wait till you’re worth any money. What use are you without knowing English? You should be glad we keep you here. It’s like a vacation for you. Other girls pay money yet to be in the country” (Yezierska).



How does the host family justify not paying her?
Question 7 options:


They say they will pay her once she is worth something.


They plan to send her on a paid vacation later.


They threaten to send her back to Russia.


They think she should work for free, since they paid for her to come to America.
Question 8 (10 points)
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Although the word “ghetto” has developed negative connotations in pop culture, its original meaning was, and in the context of this story it means…
Question 8 options:


A densely populated area


An affluent region


Poorly constructed


A poor immigrant neighborhood in a city
Question 9 (10 points)
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What is the context of the story surrounding this quote: “You fresh mouth, you!” cried the old witch. “You learned already too much in America. I want no clock-watchers in my shop. Out you go!”
Question 9 options:


Yezierska talks back to her boss and loses her job


Yezierska accepts the tea, bread, and herring from the mean old lady but gets kicked out anyway


Yezierska quits her job due to the continued hunger she is experiencing


Yezierska is fired without reason and forced to leave


Respuesta :

Answer 1.  

(C) Unfair treatment and cheap labor made it nearly impossible for immigrants to achieve the American Dream.

Explanation:

Among all the options given, option C best describes the passage. It talk about the new settlements in the United states of America. Where the settlers had to go through a lot in order to adjust themselves in the society and culture. Also, they didn't received a warm welcome too from the citizens.


Answer 2.

(C) I could almost begin to think with English words in my head. But in my heart the emptiness still hurt. I burned to give, to give something, to do something, to be something

From the above quotes that best that supports the previous answer is mentioned above. The author is standing in the city of her dreams but still she can feel some kind of emptiness inside her. May be because she gave up everything she had, tried everything she could to move here and she did, she saw an entirely new phase of life.


Answer 3.

(A) First person

"America and I" explicit first person point of view. The author herself narrates her experience of being an immigrant in one of the most modern city i.e. New York. She had really high hopes for this county and moved with all her excitement and that is what she is sharing in the entire story of hers.

Answer 4.

(B) Unable to speak, Mute

She no doubt made it to the city but was unaware of the reality. She looked for work but did not found any luck. And at last she admitted herself of being dumb as she was not even knowing the language no any skill hence, she decided to be a servant to an Americanized Russian family.


Answer 5.

(C) She will no longer work just any job in order to eat

After being humiliated but he Americanized Russian family, she realized that the reality is entirely different from from her dreams. From working in a seat shop to a local factory, she tried her best to get adjusted in the society but failure was all she had. Frustrated Yezierska decided that will no longer work as a slave though the matter is of saving her belly.


Answer 6.

(B) Smile

The author suffers a lot in order to get settled in the city she always wanted to be but the reality taught her a lot of things. She was all alone in an entirely new city hunting job as she was not well aware of the language as well and the entire journey of her, she denotes it with smile in the literary form.


Answer 7.

(A) They say they will pay her once she is worth something.

The host family she worked for treated her no more than a slave. She really worked hard and when the time arrived of providing her wages their family refused to pay her and told her that she will be paid once she is worth something. On the contrary, the host family told her that she should be giving them money as they provided her the opportunity to work, without even knowing the language.


Answer 8.

(D) A poor immigrant neighborhood in a city

The term ghetto refers to the areas where minorities have been living. Keeping in view the meaning, author also uses the work in context. She refers to the immigrants who have been settles in the United states of America as their neighbors, as she was also one of those immigrants so no one but she can best explains it.


Answer 9.

(A) Yezierska talks back to her boss and loses her job

Frustrated Yezierska finally opens up and speaks for herself. She was so frustrated under the circumstances that she did not even realize that she might lose her job which she eventually did. The author was tired of all the humiliations that she faced in her entire struggle of job hunting.