La Rinconada Review

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Mission 1

Using context clues and your knowledge of the Latin root -temp-, what does extemporaneous mean as used in the sentence?After the football game, the coach of the winning team gave an extemporaneous speech.

Given on the spur of the moment

Prepared in advance.

Taking longer than expected.

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One meaning of the Latin root -temp- is “calmness,” and one meaning of the prefix -con- is “with.” Given this information, which of the following is most likely the definition of the word contemplate?

to yell at someone furiously

to give quiet consideration to an idea

to act without thinking

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Mission 2

Which of these people would most likely be described as a marauder?

A doctor

A scientist

A bandit

The type of nonfiction writing that includes imagery, facts, and the author's opinions is called...

A memoir

Literary Journalism

Literary Fiction

The author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” implies that early stories about the amount of gold available may have been exaggerated, and there may not be as much gold as people think. Which quote from the text best supports this idea?

Nowhere has the desire for gold been so frevered as in the mountains.

The Cordillera of the Andes has yielded a fount of treature...

Gold no longer rolls from the montain... (if indeed it ever did).

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Mission 3

Hunger and hardship

What surprising thing does the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” witness on her trip?

short moments of beauty and joy

Environmental destruction.

As explained in “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” why did the locals that live below La Rinconada form furious protests?

For the military to leave.

For safer mining operations

For women to be able to enter the mines.

What does this imagery most emphasize about the setting? "The green is gone. The earth is turned. What you see as Mount Ananea looms into view is a lunar landscape, pitted with orange lakes that reek of cyanide."

The destruction created by the mines.

the surprising beauty

The terrible smell caused by lack of plumbing.

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Many people are poor despite the natural resources.

What is the meaning of "like a beggar sitting on a bench of gold"?

Peru's goverment wants companies to mine gold.

Tourists stay in luxurious hotels.

With so much poverty, it is hard to believe the mountain harbors riches.

Which quote best supports that idea many people are poor despite Peru's abundant natural resources?

In the past 6 years, its growth has hovered between 6 and 9 %

Peru's economy boasts one of the highest growth rates in the world.

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