The Interview QUIZ

Which statement best describes one of the poem's themes?

• No matter where you live, home is a place that cannot be taken away.

• Economic and social forces can make it hard to find a sense of belonging.

• Learning to speak multiple languages allows you to call multiple places

  home.

• As we grow older, our parents play a less significant role in providing

  safety for us.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which statement best describes the speaker's relationship to México?

• The speaker feels at ease in México because everyone speaks Spanish.

• The speaker feels wary while in México because he does not know anyone

  there.

• The speaker feels embraced in México because it is where he was born

  and raised.

• The speaker feels conflicted about México because it is both familiar and

  unfamiliar.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The simile in lines 22-23 suggests that the music —

"all the songs i was given

slap through the car

like the lake slaps the shore."

• feels violent to the speaker.

• feels soothing to the speaker.

• reminds the speaker of erosion.

• reminds the speaker of something foreign.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the speaker's point of view about the idea of home change from lines

14-17 to lines 25-27?

14-17: "it took me three years to hang art

in my Bronx2

apartment. soon after,

i started getting tattoos. there, i said,

i’m all moved in now."

25-27:"it took me three days to take down my art

& move out of the Bronx. is leaving

always easier than arriving?"

• In lines 14-17 the speaker feels enthusiastic about leaving their home but

  in lines 25-27 they feel homesick.

• In lines 14-17 the speaker expresses hope that they can attain a sense of

  home but in lines 25-27 they express doubt.

• In lines 14-17 the speaker believes they can feel at home slowly but in lines

  25-27 they believe they can feel at home quickly.

• In lines 14-17 the speaker thinks the concept of home is an illusion but in

  lines 25-27 they embrace the concept of home.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In México the speaker…

• makes many friends.

• has his own bedroom.

• learns about new music.

• meets new family members.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Traveling down Lake Shore Drive makes the speaker feel…

• curious because the speaker realizes something new about themselves.

• comforted because the sounds are familiar to the speaker.

• displaced because the speaker prefers living in Mexico.

• at home because the speaker finally has an address.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

At the end of the poem the speaker....

• returns to the house they grew up in.

• decides that the Bronx is their home.

• writes a note to their family.

• aches for a home they lost.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9