Question

my grandmother washes her feet in the sink of the bathroom at sears & \in between cultures\ a

1. based on the tone (stanza 2) what can be inferred about how the women feel about the grandmother

a. the women wish the grandmother would return to shopping so they can have more privacy.
b. the women hate the grandmother for not intervening earlier.
c. the women resent the grandmothers actions are offensive.
d. the women feel the grandmothers actions are of no consequence.

1. what can the reader infer about the grandmothers character from the following lines (stanza 3)? (r.1.1)

a. she is highly interested in interior design.
b. she is not ashamed of her culture or behavior.
c. she believes american women are the most unhygienic group of people.
d. she is annoyed with her granddaughter for not defending her.

1. what is the theme in the following lines from stanzas 3 - 4? (r.1.2)

my grandmother knows one culture - the right one,
as do these matrons of the middle west. for them,
my grandmother might as well have been squatting
in the mud over a rusty tin in vaguely tropical squalor
a. the grandmother thinks her culture is inferior to american culture.
b. the women are ashamed of american culture.
c. we tend to believe our own culture is superior.
d. we tend to believe other cultures are superior.

1. which line(s) from the text best supports the correct answer to question 3? (r.1.2)

a. \in the mud over a rusty tin in vaguely tropical squalor\
b. \my grandmother might as well have been squatting\
c. \my grandmother knows one culture - the right one\
d. \my grandmother knows one culture - the right one,\

1. what was the authors purpose in including the passage below (stanza 7)? (r.1.1)

the grandmother also uses the granddaughter as a mediator, nudging her to \go on, ask her.\ the back - and - forth between grandmother and matrons transforms the sears bathroom into a mini - united nations. at the center of the debate between east and west is the granddaughter, a member of two cultures, one supposed foreign, the other domestic. historically, the granddaughters predicament has been viewed in disastrous terms: she is stuck between a rock and a hard place, caught or trapped between cultures. like generations of immigrants before her, she may feel pressure to overcome differences, to choose sides - to assimilate.
a. to argue that the granddaughters position is difficult for her, as she is \in - between\ and doesnt feel fully part of either culture.
b. to show that being american doesnt mean one has to abandon their identity. she is arab and american, foreign and domestic. she doesnt have to choose.
c. to explain that because the granddaughter makes the grandmother feel more american, the grandmother is more accepting of her.
d. to argue that the granddaughters goals are unachievable since she will always be seen as a foreigner.

1. what is the central idea of the passage below (paragraphs 6 - 7)? (r.1.2)

the grandmother also uses the granddaughter as a mediator, nudging her to \go on, ask her.\ the back - and - forth between grandmother and matrons transforms the sears bathroom into a mini - united nations. at the center of the debate between east and west is the granddaughter, a member of two cultures, one supposed foreign, the other domestic. historically, the granddaughters predicament has been viewed in disastrous terms: she is stuck between a rock and a hard place, caught or trapped between cultures. like generations of immigrants before her, she may feel pressure to overcome differences, to choose sides - to assimilate.
a. the exchange between the grandmother and the matrons is productive and generates new ideas for all participants to consider.
b. both the granddaughters position is one of power and authority.
c. the grandmothers position is complicated because of her dual identity, but this internal conflict may be positive.
d. the granddaughters position is complicated because of her dual identity, but this internal conflict may be positive.

1. which quote from the text best supports the correct answer to question 6? (r.1.2)

a. the impulse may be to view the granddaughters in - betweenness as invisible. but this would be a mistake.
b. \at the center of the debate between east and west is the granddaughter, a member of two cultures - \
c. \she is stuck between a rock and a hard place, caught or trapped between two cultures.\
d. \... she is stuck between a rock and a hard place, caught or trapped between two cultures.\

Explanation:

1. Question 2: Analyze the lines in stanza 3 to understand the grandmother's character - related actions. The text implies that the women resent the grandmother for not intervening earlier to give them more privacy during shopping.
2. Question 3: Look at stanzas 3 - 4 to determine the theme. The granddaughter is not defending her grandmother against the American - women's negative views, indicating annoyance.
3. Question 4: Find lines that support the view on culture. The idea that the grandmother might know the 'right' culture as in the Middle - West matrons' culture shows a view on culture superiority.
4. Question 6: Identify the central idea from paragraphs 6 - 7. The granddaughter acts as a mediator between the grandmother and the matrons, and there are cultural differences at play.
5. Question 7: Use the text to support the view on the grandmother's position. The grandmother is in a complex situation due to dual identity and cultural conflict.

Answer:

1. D. The women resent the grandmother's actions are offensive.
2. D. She is annoyed with her granddaughter for not defending her.
3. B. "my grandmother might as well have been squatting"
4. D. To argue that the granddaughter's goals are unreachable since her identity will always be divisive.
5. C. At the center of the debate between East and West is the grandmother, a member of two cultures.