English 1A - Reading and Composition » Spring 2022 » Quiz 2 Cofer, Staples, Tan

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Question #1
Stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, and/or gender is the theme of which of the following essays?
A.   Tan's "Mother Tongue"
B.   Staples' "Just Walk On By"
C.   all of these
D.   Cofer's "The Myth of the Latin Woman"
E.   none of the above
Question #2
Which two essays begin with an introductory anecdote -- the brief account of an incident that illustrates the author's thesis?
A.   none of these
B.   all of these
C.   Staples' "Just Walk On By" and Tan's "Mother Tongue"
D.   Cofer's "The Myth of the Latin Woman" and Staples' "Just Walk On By"
Question #3
Which essay title uses a pun (a play on words) to convey its focus?
A.   "Just Walk On By"
B.   "The Myth of the Latin Woman"
C.   "Mother Tongue"
Question #4
In "Just Walk On By," Brent Staples tells of going into a jewelry store and watching the woman behind the counter:
A.   take out her phone and call 911
B.   excuse herself and return with a muscular male co-worker
C.   stammer and stutter fearfully
D.   excuse herself and return with a large dog
Question #5
Staples tells of being chased through a building in Chicago where he worked as a:
A.   teacher
B.   janitor
C.   journalist
D.   probation officer
Question #6
Staples notes, toward the end of his essay, that during late-night walks he attempts to ease the anxieties of other pedestrians by:
A.   smiling and saying hello
B.   pretending to chat lovingly with his wife via cell phone
C.   whistling classical melodies from Beethoven and Vivaldi
D.   humming upbeat Lennon-McCartney tunes
Question #7
In "The Myth of the Latin Woman," Judith Ortiz Cofer says that girls and women where she came from often dressed flamboyantly because of:
A.   none of these
B.   all of these
C.   a moral (and macho) code that protected them
D.   the colorful tropical flora
E.   the warm tropical weather
Question #8
At her first poetry reading, Cofer was mistaken for:
A.   an usher
B.   a novelist
C.   a movie star
D.   a waitress
Question #9
In "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan relates two different incidents when she had to speak on her mother's behalf to resolve communication problems. These two separate incidents involved:
A.   a stockbroker and a police officer
B.   a doctor and a DMV clerk
C.   an attorney and a judge
D.   a stockbroker and a doctor
Question #10
Tan writes that after reading her book The Joy Luck Club, her mother's verdict is:
A.   "Two thumbs up!"
B.   "Awesome!"
C.   "So easy to read!"
D.   "Groovy!"

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