How to Tame a Wild Tongue

Who is the author speaking to in the beginning of the chapter?

• A teacher

• A parent

• A dentist

• A farmer

What does the author compare a variation of two languages to?

• A two sided coin

• A forked tongue

• A split tongue

• A set of dice

Which of the following is a language Chicanos speak?

• Standard Mexican Spanish

• Chicano Spanish

• Tex-Mex

• Pachuco

• All of the above

What were the rhythms of Tex-Mex music adapted from?

• German Polka

• New Orleans Jazz

• Western Folk Bands

• Irish Waltz

Corridos are _ of love and death on the Texas-Mexican borderlands.

What is the most famous corrido?

• La Puerta Negra

• La Chona

• La cucaracha

• Alma Enamorada

Archaisms are _ that have evolved out and are no longer in the language.

Chicanos didn’t know that they were a people until

• 1964

• 1965

• 1966

• 1967

After reading the chapter how did it make you feel? Sad? Empowered? Mad?

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