1choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics factory worker received pittance for his labor
A small amount of money
B gift
C large amount of money
D compliment

2 in diez in the desert how did the diez almost die in the desert
A diez drank another man urine
B diez I attempted to break open a saguaro
C diez was severely dehydrated
D diez smoked to many cigarettes

3Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics
Brian do not mind missing work the wages he earned was a pittance
A large bonus
B small amount
C waste of time
D distraction from school

4Choose the best word in italics
You :extinguish: them all send them to the hospital
A excite
B turn on
C quench
D deliver

5Choose the best word in italics the word in ‘
The fee seemed ‘paltry’ in exchange for the quality education of her children
A abnormal
B appreciate
C expensive
D insignificant

6In the power of Mexicans being jogging why does the speaker run when the immigration offers raid the factory where he works
A he’s not a legal US citizen
B he’s terrified that his boss will fire him if he does not
C he’s afraid of his fellow workers finding out he’s not at an legal like them
D is boss tells him to run and he is on his bosses time

7 The neighbor of the speaker in the poem mending wall believes
A good fences make good neighbors
B Good neighbor make this a good fences
C as wall will keep out wild animals and other predators
D as well will make him forget what he fears

8 what is it that angers the speaker in the poem I am the land and I wait
A The prospects of being changed and fenced
B The idea of being cut into smaller parcels
C The problem of getting people to conserve
D The Defficulties of writing “green” poetry

9 according to the author of hip-hop plane which of the following increase as hip-hop music became more commercial
A The assassination of African-American leaders
B The riots in major cities such as the one in Paris which was a result of missed treated of French settlement in Africa
C The cells of cassette tapes and CDs in retail outlets nation wide
D The popularity of the music among working class and suburban white teenagers in America

10 Choose the best word in italics the word in ‘
One ‘affluent’ suburban decided to outlaw bus stops in its neighborhood
A backward
B groomed
C scheming
D wealthy

11 the tone of I am the land I wait might be described as
A bitter
B joyous
C patient
D syrupy

12 Choose the best word in italics the word in ‘
The suspect ‘eluded’ the police for almost 24 hours
A Acknowledge
B denied
C escaped
D hindered

13 Choose the best word in italics the word in ‘
Many athletes work out daily to improve their ‘physique’ but a healthy diet is also Importen
A agility
B build
C concentration
D stamina

14 Choose the best word in italics the word in ‘
Some say that giving your spouse flowers is a ‘manifestation’ of love
A ability
B chapter
C expression
D present

15 what could have save black people accordingly to Amiri baraka In his poem ka’ba
A The “scare words” the free their immigration
B rich benefactors and major citys
C A socialist politician system
D Discarding tired benefits about racism