17. The extreme poverty of Dakar, Senegal, in “Hip-Hop Planet” is best reflected in which image? (1 point)
a. “When I looked into his eyes, they were bottomless oceans.”
b. “. . . it pulled me to the earth like a hundred-pound ring in my nose.”
c. “. . . they take every bit of . . .the half-eaten bread, rice, pieces of chicken, the chicken bones. . . to give to the children in the village.”
d. “. . . swimming in the hotel pool with their children, a scene that resembles Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s—the blacks serving, the whites partying.”
18. The author of “Hip-Hop Planet” describes the legend of the Great Rock of Toubab Dialaw in order to (1 point)
a. describe an image of hope that is similar to hip-hop.
b. show the lack of education of the people of Toubab Dialaw.
c. describe the setting of the Chez Las restaurant to give it context.
d. represent some non-French history in the story because the residents say they only learn French history.
19. Which quote from “Borders” best describes the reason the mother and son slept in their car? (1 point)
a. “We sat out under the stars the night, and my mother all sorts of stories.”
b. “Laetitia had a lot of pride, and so did my mother.”
c.“When she was still at home, Laetitia would go on and on about Salt Lake City.”
d. “After a week or so, I got bored and wasn’t at all sad when my mother said we should be heading back home.”