Assessment Task 30- STUDY Flashcards
Why were immigrants detained on Angel Island in the early 1900’s?
- Immigrant was European, a criminal, and in poor health
-Immigrant was Chinese, a woman, & a criminal
-Immigrant was Chinese, in poor health, & papers were wrong
-Immigrant was a woman, poor health, & incorrect papers
Answer:
Immigrant was Chinese, in poor health, & papers were wrong
Who wrote the poems etched into the walls of Angel Island?
-angry Chinese politicians working for change on the island
-educated men among Chinese immigrants
-bored Chinese Americans waiting to travel back to China
-well-known poets among Chinese immigrants
Answer:
educated men among Chinese immigrants
Which of the following factors made it difficult for ppl to find the poems on the wall?
-Painted over, buildings became derelict, wooden walls
-were painted over, army burned buildings down, wooden walls
-Detention center was preserved, wooden walls, painted over
-Barracks were deserted for years, burned down, wooden walls
Answer:
-Painted over, buildings became derelict, wooden walls
People preserved the poems on the walls of the detention center b/c
Answer:
Poems documented experiences of hundreds of immigrants
Which is the feeling MOST often experienced by the poets quote “The Writing on the Wall”
Loneliness
definition of memento?
an object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event.
If an immigrant keeps a momento from a place, he/she
would not want to forget having been there
definition of composed?
having one’s feelings and expression under control; calm.
If an immigrant has composed a poem, he/she must have
drew upon personal thoughts or feelings to create it
Definition of inscribed:
(of a surface or object) marked with characters. or to be recorded in some way on a surface
If a poem can be said to have been inscribed, it had …
to be recorded in some way on a surface
Which statement BEST expresses the author’s opinion of the poems discovered on Angel Island?
Poems are well written & use sophisticated techniques
The author develops the idea of the Chinese immigrants unfairly treated by….
Chinese Ex Act 1882/Detained immigrants distance/bureaucracy
The Latin meaning of the root -mem- is ??
to remember
Prefix im- means “not”/”opposite of” so immemorial would mean ?..
occurred so long ago that no one can recall it
