Question

Connections Academy Unit 5 Lesson 9: Crossing Borders!! Anyone?

Answer 1

Crossing Borders unit test?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

here you go

1.
Why does Laetitia move away from home? (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) She wants to live with her boyfriend.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) She and her mother have a huge argument.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) She is pregnant.
•Correct answer (1 pt) She is bored.

1 /1 point







2.
Why didn’t Diez stay hydrated? (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) He gave all of his water to his clients.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) He lost his way from the others and had no supplies.
•Correct answer (1 pt) He kept vomiting up any nourishment or fluid he took in.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) He thought he could make it without drinking because of his experience.

1 /1 point

For questions 3-5, choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.





3.
Sometimes small dogs show more bravado than the larger breeds; they may need to in order to be noticed. (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) boldness
•Unselected answer (0 pts) fear
•Unselected answer (0 pts) perseverance
•Unselected answer (0 pts) stamina

1 /1 point







4.
He had a confidence that protruded like a muscle beyond his thin physique. (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) hurt
•Unselected answer (0 pts) rubbed
•Unselected answer (0 pts) caved in
•Correct answer (1 pt) stuck out

1 /1 point







5.
The fee seemed paltry in exchange for the quality education of her children. (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) abnormal
•Unselected answer (0 pts) appropriate
•Unselected answer (0 pts) expensive
•Correct answer (1 pt) insignificant

1 /1 point







6.
The factory in “Mexicans Begin Jogging” was under investigation for (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) employing illegal immigrants.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) unsafe working conditions for employees.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) manufacturing illegal parts and products.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) forcing labor from undocumented immigrants.

1 /1 point







7.
The neighbor of the speaker in the poem “Mending Wall” believes (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) “good fences make good neighbors.”
•Unselected answer (0 pts) “good neighbors make good fences.”
•Unselected answer (0 pts) his wall will keep out wild animals and other predators.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) his wall will make him forget what he fears.

1 /1 point







8.
What is it that angers the speaker in the poem “I Am the Land. I Wait.”? (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) the prospect of being chained and fenced
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the idea of being cut into smaller parcels
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the problem of getting people to conserve
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the difficulties of writing “green” poetry

1 /1 point







9.
According to McBride, the roots of hip-hop music began in (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) West Africa centuries ago.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) a 19th-century slave ship.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the streets of Harlem.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

1 /1 point

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.





10.
I began to worry about my grandmother when I noticed how gaunt she had become eating the nursing home food. (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) distracted
•Unselected answer (0 pts) pale
•Correct answer (1 pt) thin
•Unselected answer (0 pts) unsure

1 /1 point







11.
The tone of “I am the Land. I Wait.” Might be described as (1 point)•Incorrect Answer (0 pts) bitter.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) joyous.
•Unselected answer (1 pt) patient.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) syrupy.

0 /1 point

For questions 12-14, choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.





12.
The sound of the bat hitting the baseball reverberated through the stadium. (1 point)•Correct answer (1 pt) echoed
•Unselected answer (0 pts) howled
•Unselected answer (0 pts) rang
•Unselected answer (0 pts) targeted

1 /1 point







13.
The legion of soldiers advanced on the small group of rebels. (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) calvary
•Unselected answer (0 pts) line
•Correct answer (1 pt) multitude
•Unselected answer (0 pts) school

1 /1 point







14.
Improvisation is so difficult because it cannot be planned. (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) winning the lottery
•Unselected answer (0 pts) surprising someone with a party
•Unselected answer (0 pts) growing wealth in the stock market
•Correct answer (1 pt) inventing on the spur of the moment

1 /1 point







15.
What images does Langston Hughes use in his poem “Harlem II”? (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) raisins in the sun
•Unselected answer (0 pts) festering sores
•Unselected answer (0 pts) stinky, rotten meat
•Correct answer (1 pt) all of the above

1 /1 point







16.
The theme of “Ka’Ba” can best be inferred from which line? (1 point)•Unselected answer (1 pt) “Return, destroy, and create. What will be”
•Unselected answer (0 pts) “Defying physics in the stream of their will”
•Unselected answer (0 pts) “Though we sprawl in gray chains in a place”
•Incorrect Answer (0 pts) “Full of masks and dances and swelling chants”

0 /1 point







17.
The resilient tone in “Diez in the Desert” can best be inferred from which line? (1 point)•Unselected answer (0 pts) “But the desert’s denizens could only hunker down and endure June.”
•Unselected answer (0 pts) “Diez never knew the words of anyone on the trip. He preferred not to ask.”
•Incorrect Answer (0 pts) “On the way, Diez imparted what wisdom his seventeen trips across the desert had taught him.”
•Unselected answer (1 pt) “As they ate, in his crackly voice and dry laugh, he told them the story of how a heavyset woman he’d known only as ‘Senora’ had died. . . and almost expired himself.”

0 /1 point







18.
The author of “Hip-Hop Planet” describes the legend of the Great Rock of Toubab Dialaw in order to (1 point)•Unselected answer (1 pt) describe an image of hope that is similar to hip-hop.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) show the lack of education of the people of Toubab Dialaw.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) describe the setting of the Chez Las restaurant to give it context.
•Incorrect Answer (0 pts) represent some non-French history in the story because the residents say they only learn French history.

0 /1 point







19.
Which of the following most effectively conveys the development of the mother as a character in “Borders”? (1 point)•Unselected answer (1 pt) her actions.
•Incorrect Answer (0 pts) her thoughts.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the dialogue of others.
•Unselected answer (0 pts) the narrative description.

0 /1 point

Essay

Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure that you receive proper credit for your answer.


Essay

Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure you receive proper credit for your answer.


20.
Choose a Unit 5 selection. Write a short explanation of how one of the individuals in this selection is affected by a border crossing. Use specific examples or details to support your answer. (10 points)
Essay:

Answer 4

medal please?:)

Answer 5

u got medal too

Answer 6

thanks :)
do u know this one?
7. The speaker in "mending wall" feels the wall is

Answer 7

it gives u answers and no

Answer 8

do you have the essay for this.

Answer 9

Do you have question 20? im stuck on it and its the last thing that will get my grade up. @jessiegonzales

Answer 10

@shelbydancer do you have the essay for this ???

Answer 11

Did anyone get question 20 ? I really need helpppppppppp asap

Answer 12

sorry guys this is from a year ago :(

Answer 13

ik but theyre still giving us the same damn test.

Answer 14

IF you go on her message board it had a document about how to do it lol