Quilt of a Country
What is the analogy that the author uses for ‘’A Quilt of a Country’
The author uses a quilt and the country of the USA.
The theme of this text as Kennedy intended it to be
What is immigrants creating a diverse community and fostering the pioneer spirit again?
What is one American ideal seen in this text?
A. Time
B. Self-Reliance
C. Informality
D. Pursuit of Success
We see it in her determination to master chess on her own terms, and actively seeking out her own strategies and understanding of the game, even when facing challenges and criticism.
The main literary device used and its contribution
What is idioms which contribute to the idea of many cultures in America and the value of diversity?
Why does the author say that America is an improbable idea?
It was formed with the idea of equality between men, but it is impossible to retain this equality within so much diversity.
What were the two reasons immigrants come to America?
The hope for personal freedom, economic opportunity.
You can find this answer in paragraph 2, where Kennedy states “All shared two great hopes: the hope for personal freedom and the hope for economic opportunity.
Literary devices used in this text
What is similes during Waverly and her mother's fight and personification with the wind's whispering, as it cannot actually?
The message of this poem
What is immigration has brought many different cultures to our country?
What were the event that influenced the making of ‘’A Quilt of a Country
The events was based on 9/11 when the two planes crashed into the twin towers. Also the diverse group of victims reflected the wide range of ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds that make up the United States mongrel nation.
Why was immigration not a happy experience according to Kennedy?
The answer is anything related to how America was unfamiliar and/or how they fell prey to scams.
What are some challenges that Waverly experiences in her childhood or as an immigrant?
We see these challenges when dealing with her mother's overbearing nature who uses her chess success for personal pride, struggling with the perception of being "different" in her community, and feeling pressure to conform to stereotypes while trying to assert her own identity
The way this poem reflects American ideals
What is the idea of many cultures and diversity in our country, something which we view as an ideal due to how much they have contributed to our society?
How do the realities of immigrants reflect to American ideals in ‘’A Quilt of a Country?
showcasing the ongoing struggle to live up to the promise of a nation built on diversity, opportunity, and the pursuit of a better life, even while facing prejudice and challenges.
What were Ideals Kennedy had for America? (Since I’m soooo nice, you can use your textbook for this question.)
a thriving pioneering spirit, equality, equal rights or any other idea that can be accurately supported.
These ideas are scattered throughout the text, specifically when Kennedy talks about what was missing and what immigrants helped bring back to America
How do the realities of immigrants' experiences fail to reflect American ideals in "Rules of the Game"?
A. Discrimination and Prejudice
B. Identity Conflict
Despite the American ideal of equality, Waverly encounters subtle and overt forms of prejudice due to her ethnicity, especially when competing in the chess tournaments, where her opponents often underestimate her based on her appearance.
The immigrants' realities and experiences in this poem
What is the speaker's family who does not fully understand the cultures that they were introduced to, as seen with the incorrect idioms?
In A Quilt of A country, a disparate part is referred to the diversity of the people. How were these disparate parts held together?
Cold wars and communism held these disparate parts.
The person Kennedy quoted at the beginning of this text
What is Oscar Handlin?
The names of Waverly's brothers
What is Winston and Vincent?
One of the three incorrect idioms in the poem
What is "like a chicken with its head loose," "he's on a ball," and "you could grow nuts listening to us?"