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What was the name of the route that traveled throughout Afroeurasia?

The Six Dynasties was in what country?

How many empires are located in the Americas?

Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban.I don't really want to talk about my father but I end up telling Minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. Dad's family owned casinos in Cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. There were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. Dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins. He took me on an overnight inspection once. We camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women's voices. My father knew I understood more than I could say. He told me stories about Cuba after Columbus came. He said that the Spaniards wiped out more Indians with smallpox than with muskets.How does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage?It includes historical information about the Spaniards and Indians to indicate the work is nonfiction.It describes the setting of the ranch owned by Pilar's Cuban grandparents to explain family values.It uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in Cuba.It manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between Pilar and her father.

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What empire is located in Mexico (North America)?

What empire is in northern India (Asia)?

Which excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban best exemplifies magic realism?Her name is Minnie French but she's weirdly old-looking for a young person. Maybe it's her name or the three shopping bags of food she has under her seat.I stared at them, tried to make them go away. I remember thinking, Okay, I'll start with their hair, make it fall out strand by strand. They always left wearing kerchiefs to cover their bald patches.There were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. Dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins.Our house is on a cement plot near the East River. At night, especially in the summer when the sound carries, I hear the low whistles of the ships as they leave New York harbor.

Students who have read a section of a text and do not understand it shouldkeep reading until the end of the story, when things will become clear.ask themselves when comprehension was lost.begin to copy any remaining text into their notes.push themselves to read faster in order to finish early and review.

What religion thrived in Afroeurasia as early as 100AD?

Which best describes why Cristina Garcia chose a multi-narrative structure for Dreaming in Cuban?to illustrate that immigrants must choose one cultural identity over anotherto illustrate that there is not just one single Cuban identityto illustrate that the Cuban Revolution has not affected the younger generationto illustrate that people always value their own cultural identity most

What is the advantage of reading from three different perspectives in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban?It breaks up the narrative and prevents the plot line from becoming bogged down in one particular place or time.It allows the writer to experiment with a variety of different writing styles, as every speaker sounds distinctively different.The different perspectives underscore the larger idea that immigrants or exiles must shed their native traditions.It provides the reader with multiple perspectives on the Cuban Revolution and on the differences between life in Cuba and exile in the US.

EXAM 100%Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban.My mother says that Abuela Celia's had plenty of chances to leave Cuba but that she's stubborn and got her head turned around by El Líder. Mom says "Communist" the way some people says "cancer," low and fierce.Which element from this excerpt best characterizes Garcia's story as one of magic realism?linking the words "communist" and "cancer"presenting the idea of leaving Cuba as an extraordinary eventusing El Líder as an additional narrator from Cubaconnecting Celia with Latin American history

Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban.That's it. My mind's made up. I'm going back to Cuba. I'm fed up with everything around here. I take all my money out of the bank, $120, money I earned slaving away at my mother's bakery, and buy a one-way bus ticket to Miami. I figure if I can just get there, I'll be able to make my way to Cuba, maybe rent a boat or get a fisherman to take me. I imagine Abuela [grandmother] Celia's surprise as I sneak up behind her. She'll be sitting in her wicker swing overlooking the sea and she'll smell of salt and violet water. There'll be gulls and crabs along the shore. She'll stroke my cheek with her cool hands, sing quietly in my ear.The complex narrative structure used in the excerpt is an example ofestablishing a work of fiction that is based on nonfiction.several narrators being used. unconventional text features.the chronological order of events being manipulated.

Compare your highlighting to the model.I highlighted [the same part] of the passage.

Highlight evidence of magic realism.At the far end of the sky, where daylight begins, a dense radiance like a shooting star breaks forth. It weakens as it advances, as its outline takes shape in the ether. Her husband emerges from the light and comes toward her, taller than the palms, walking on water in his white summer suit and Panama hat. He is in no hurry. Celia half expects him to pull pink tea roses from behind his back as he used to when he returned from his trips to distant provinces.—Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina García

Which types of narrators do you think authors would use when writing about the Cuban Revolution? Select all of the narrator types that you believe would be appropriate.Cuban exiles who emigrated to the United States after the Cuban RevolutionCuban exiles who fought against Fidel CastroCubans who stayed in their country after the Cuban RevolutionCuban citizens who are loyal to Fidel CastroCubans citizens who do not always support Fidel CastroAmericans who are neighbors of Cuban exilesChildren of Cuban exiles who have grown up in the United States

What image is created by combining this element of magic realism with the narrative structure?the image of family members who are separated by distance yet united by lovethe image of family members who are separated by oceans of political disagreementsthe image of family members who have lost all connection with each other

Choose the statement that best describes your experience of reading the excerpts from the novel.The excerpts from the novel were very difficult to understand.The excerpts from the novel were somewhat difficult to understand.The excerpts from the novel were easy to understand.

Q: As a daughter of Cuban exiles, you grew up with two very distinct cultures. What advice do you have for children or parents caught between two cultures?A: Embrace them both. It's not a question of either/or, better/worse, win/lose. We live in such a dichotomous culture sometimes that we find it difficult to reconcile what seems, on the surface, irreconcilable.—Interview with Cristina García,Frank MundoCopyright ©2009 by Frank MundoWhich of the following statements best summarizes García's view of cultural identity?People must choose one cultural identity and stick with it.Even though it may be hard, people can grasp multiple cultural identities.People who come from diverse backgrounds must ignore others' expectations.No one comes from just one cultural background.