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What is she struggles in school.
Why does Alvarez always attend summer school?
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What is to promise solemnly.
What is the definition of vowed?
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What is a pronoun that replaces a possessive noun and shows ownership.
What is a possessive pronoun?
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What is the dictator's power was reflected in the country's holidays.
What historical context is provided by this passage?
"My friends who were attending Dominican schools were often on holiday to honor the dictators, birthday, the dictator's saint day...the day the dictator's oldest son was born, and so on..." |
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What is her grandfather donated the land on which it was built.
Why does Alvarez attend the American school?
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What is overly strict.
What is the definition of repressive?
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What is his.
What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Our family had to move when my dad was promoted within his company. |
What is she wishes to show the comments the teachers made about her academic progress.
What does the background information in this passage reveal about Julia Alvarez's purpose?
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What is she didn't want to go to summer school and run free with her cousins.
Why does Alvarez "step it up" in the 5th grade?
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What is giving a reason for; excusing.
What is the definition of extenuating?
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What is her.
What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Miss Russo lost her dog, so she bought a new one. |
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What is they are living under a brutal dictator and her father is in the rebellion.
Why is her family in danger?
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What is government employees who work with other nations.
What is the definition of diplomats?
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What is their.
What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Their best friends went to the concert, but they could not go. |
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What is Alvarez is trying to set a mood. The background information reveals the danger of trying to escape to the U.S.
What does the background information reveal about the author's purpose?
"Our flight was scheduled for that afternoon, but the airplane did not appear. The terminal lined with soldiers wielding machine guns, checking papers, escorting passengers into a sm |
What is difference between two conflicting things that means they cannot both be true.
What is the definition of contradiction.
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What is number and gender.
What do possessive pronouns have to agree with in regards to the noun they're replacing?
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