Name: Class: _ Date: _ "Chicoria"/ from "The People Yes" Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. 1. In Chicoria, what bet does Chicoria make with one of the rancher's servants? a. He bets that he will win the poetry contest. b. He bets that he will sit down and eat with the rancher and his guest. c. He bets that he can take the place of the serving girl and not be detected. 2. Which phrase best describes the character Chicoria? a. clever and confident b. foolish and boastful c. shy and retiring d. powerful and brave 3. From his behavior, what can you conclude about the rancher in Chicoria? a. He does not have enough food to feed his guests. b. He is not used to treating poorer people with respect. c. He believes all people deserve the same amount of respect. d. He is not only rude but also cruel. 4. If you were writing a summary of Chicoria, which statement would you most likely include? a. New Mexican poets include Vilmas, Cinfuego, Cebolleta, and the Black Poet. b. Chicoria bets that the master will invite him to the dinner table. c. A serving maid watches the dinner events. d. Chicoria says that New Mexican goats are different from Californian goats. 5. Which word is an example of Mexican American dialect in Chicoria? a. Chicoria b. Gracia c. Californio d. cyclone 6. Which characteristic of oral literature is true of Chicoria? a. It explains a mystery of nature. b. The hero is larger than life. c. The language is formal. d. It reveals aspects of the culture that produced it. 1
Name: 7. To which culture does the passage from The People, Yes most often refer? a. Mexican b. British c. French d. American 8. The People, Yes mentions skyscrapers that needed hinges on the two top stories to let the moon go by. What does this image exaggerate about the skyscrapers? a. their use as business offices b. their modern appearance c. their light coloring d. their height 9. The People, Yes refers to a yarn about pancakes so thin they had only one side. What does this image tell you about the people who originated the yarn? a. They introduced pancakes to Americans. b. They knew little about the laws of science a pancake must have two sides. c. They had little imagination and were not very creative in their storytelling. d. They had a sharp sense of humor and enjoyed making up exaggerated stories. Vocabulary and Grammar 10. Which word is an antonym for cordially? a. seriously b. warmly c. wisely d. rudely 11. Which of these people is most likely to be described as haughty? a. a humble tailor b. a demanding opera singer c. a friendly hotel receptionist d. a funny clown 12. To do well on a test, most people find it to study. a. essential b. organized c. disorganized d. haughty 2
Name: 13. Where should commas be added in this sentence? Carl Sandburg tells about Pecos Pete Paul Bunyan and John Henry. a. after Pete only b. after Pete and Bunyan c. after Bunyan only d. nowhere; the sentence is correct as is Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 14. In Chicoria, what bet does Chicoria make with one of the rancher's servants? a. He bets that he will beat Gracia in a poetry contest. b. He bets that he will get invited to dine at the rancher's table. c. Both a and b are correct. d. Neither a nor b is correct. 15. In Chicoria, how is the character Chicoria different from the rancher's servants? a. He is more self-confident. b. He is a harder worker. c. He is fatter. d. He is not as clever. 16. Which statement best summarizes Chicoria? a. A rich rancher shows bad manners by not inviting a poor guest to dine with him. b. A poet comes to a ranch in New Mexico to participate in a poetry contest. c. A servant tells a visitor what to expect from the master and makes a bet with him about it. d. A poor but clever poet gets himself invited to eat with a rich rancher, thus winning a bet. 17. From the details in Chicoria, which of these was valued by the southwestern culture that produced the tale? a. poetry b. heritage c. good manners 18. From the details in Chicoria, what can you conclude about California in Chicoria's day? a. It was strictly divided into social classes. b. It was a society in which people were treated equally regardless of wealth or background. c. The most influential and wealthy people were poets and philosophers. d. Poor people knew little about their culture. 3
Name: 19. What role does dialect play in Chicoria? a. It retains the oral quality of the old tale. b. It makes the characters' speech realistic. c. It adds authentic local flavor to the tale. 20. Which statement best summarizes the selection from The People, Yes? a. The selection offers summaries of tall tales from all over America. b. The selection provides details about farm life in the Midwest. c. The selection shows the unusual effects of cyclones. d. The selection gives realistic accounts of everyday American life. 21. What does the selection from The People, Yes show about Americans? a. They have a big and diverse oral tradition. b. They are unrealistic people. c. They prefer serious literature to humor. 22. Where would you be most likely to find the word cordially? a. in an ad for a clothing sale b. in a weather forecast c. in the closing of a letter d. in a bank ledger recording payments 23. In which sentence is the underlined word used correctly? a. For a healthy diet, protein is essential. b. The movie star sparkled in sequence. c. The cutting machine organized the cow. d. Extract this essay with more evidence. 24. Where should commas be added in this sentence? Drawing on folklore Carl Sandburg mentions several yarns stories in the oral tradition. a. after folklore only b. after folklore and Sandburg c. after folklore and yarns d. after yarns only 25. Which sentence needs one or more commas added? a. Because the wind was so cold, the captain's shadow froze to the deck of the ship. b. The corn roots sucked up the water, and the riverbed went dry. c. Chicoria a poet from New Mexico was invited to California. d. The brown eggs were square instead of round. 4
Name: Short Answer - Answer in a well-written paragraph on your paper. 26. The selection from The People, Yes tells about oral literature from the 1800s and the early 1900s. Write a paragraph in which you discuss some of the things that oral literature shows about American life in those days. Among other things, you might consider people's jobs, pastimes, and other activities; the forms of transportation they used; the kinds of stories they told; and their relationship with nature. 5