Reference no: EM132191324

1. "'There is an abundance of life here,' he says. 'All these children playing in the open air and these young people working in the fields...And in all this happiness,' he adds, 'there's also despair and suffering.'"

A) Atheism vs. faith

B) The struggle of the young against the old

C) Humans vs. nature

D) Life's combination of problems and joy

2. What effect is created when the author juxtaposes the priest's joke about looking like Val Kilmer with the interviewer's questions about discrimination and prejudice?

A) It makes the priest look vain

B) It sets up the question to go unanswered

C) It shows that the interviewers respect the priest

D) It emphasizes the transition to a more serious tone

3. Which quotation suggests that the interview will not be faith based?

A) "The faithful have left."

B) "Padre Patricio has an interview for a documentary film."

C) "The crew is here waiting for him."

D) "Padre Patricio takes a deep breath and looks around."

4. The narrator was confused about the priest's statement that he's "in Immokalee for selfish reasons." What textual details best suggest that the statement is a moment of truth for the priest?

A) He said it in Spanish

B) Priests aren't supposed to be selfish

C) Because he walks from shade into light

D) The narrator does not understand what the priest means

5. What does the following line tell us about the priest: "Padre Patricio adjusts his white collar, straightens out his black shirt"?

A) He is out of his comfort zone

B) The clothes don't fit him

C) He is a priest

D) The camera crew is putting a microphone on him

6. "Two worshippers are on their knees in front of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The woman has her hands wrapped around a large candle and stares at the statue of the Madonna; the man has his head tilted forward as he recites his silent prayer."

This quotation best demonstrates a theme about the subjects of:

A) Crime and Punishment

B) Good and Evil

C) Hope and Faith

D) Justice and Equality

7. Which of the following most accurately reflects the key social issues addressed within this selection?

A) Immigration and poverty

B) Church attendance

C) The necessity of bicycle lanes

D) The importance of television news

8. Why do people in this community need the bicycles?

A) To race them

B) To give them to friends

C) To travel to work

D) The priest forces them to take one

9. The name of the charitable organization, "People Deserve Better," is a good name for the priest's charity because:

A) It came from one of the priest's friends

B) The text discusses the struggles of poverty and having a mode of transportation is important to alleviating poverty

C) The priest needed a good name for the organization in order to pay his personal expenses.

D) The church should not run a charity on its own