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1. What is the topic of this poem? What social problem are the poets talking about
2. This poem was performed over a decade ago. Has this sodal problem become better or worse? EXPLAIN your
choice
3. What is the mood of this poem? How does the poet feel about this topic?
4. What poetic device do the poets use when they say, "Lives like these shouldn't be shortened like/Sentence
fragments of a future." What does this mean?
5. The two poets end the poem in a similar way. Why?
6. What stood out to you about the poets' performance? What did the poets do in the performance to get their
point across?
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When you see information in brackets, these are dialogue stage directions setting actor names

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous

Which sentence from the essay best conveys the central idea of “life without go go boots”?