What does "between the fringes of both worlds" mean?

a little bit of both Mexican and American culture

What concept does the speaker emphasize in lines 1-7?

The speaker's ability to switch between two cultures

What is the author trying to convey in this poem?

Difference between languages and effect on interactions

What is Pat Mora's purpose in the poem?

Explaining what it's like to be Mexican American

What does "pre-judged/bi-laterally"?

a little bit of Mexican and American culture

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1
What does "exotic" mean in line 9?
special
cool
foreign
weird
2
What does the word "token" mean line 16?
A symbol
Done for the sake of appearances
Both B and C
Something serving as a representation of fact
3
Where was Pat Mora born?
Austin, Texas
Los Angeles, California
El Paso, Texas
Mexico City, Mexico
4
What does the title "Two Worlds" mean?
Two different cultures
Two different planets
Two different lands
Two different people
5
The quote "Viewed by Mexicans as alien" uses the word alien. What does this word mean?
A Native American
An outer space monster
A well loved, long time citizen
A foreigner to this land
6
What does "between the fringes of both worlds" mean?
a little bit of both Mexican and American culture
between two different lives
in and out of a door
between universes
7
What is the meaning of the root "bi"?
all
three
one
two
8
Based on the poem, what does bi-laterally mean?
lateral to the ground
young age
on both sides
American ethnicity
9
What concept does the speaker emphasize in lines 1-7?
The speaker's hatred of her culture
The speaker's ability to switch between two cultures
The speaker's discomfort in being part of two cultures
The hatred the speaker experiences for her cultures
10
What does Bi-Lingual mean?
Fluent in only one language
Gibberish
Fluent in multiple languages
11
When was Pat Mora born?
1924
2000
1942
1986
12
What is the author trying to convey in this poem?
People of different races never get along.
Difference between languages and effect on interactions
The language barrier between the two.
13
What is Pat Mora's purpose in the poem?
Explaining what it's like to live in the United States
Explaining what it's like to be American
Explaining what it's like to be Mexican American
Explaining what it's like to be Mexican
14
What figure of speech is Mora using in the phrase "the fringes of both worlds" in line 18?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
15
What can we assume is the ethnicity/nationality of the speaker?
American
Native American
Mexican
Mexican American
16
What does "pre-judged/bi-laterally"?
a little bit of Mexican and American culture
between two universes
between two lives
things
17
What apparently causes the speaker discomfort?
Living in America
Being bi-cultural
Her culture
Being pre-judged
18
Which of the following words is used in both the title and poem?
Hyphenated
Two
Bi-cultural
Worlds
19
What does the word "hyphenated" mean?
To write or divide with a hyphen
All of the above
A person working in one or more occupations
20
"Their eyes say, 'You may speak Spanish but you're not like me'" is an example of...
foreshadowing
allusion
alliteration
personification

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