Answer:
1. En su corta vida, esta cantante abrió las puertas para otros artistas hispanos en los Estados Unidos como Jennifer López, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez y Lin-Manuel Miranda. Ella no solo fue cantante sino también actriz y _________
a) directora del cine
b) escritora de libros
c) jueza de talento
d) diseñadora de ropa
(It relates to Selena Quintanilla-Pérez)
2. Sandra Cisneros escribió The House on Mango Street y ________.
a) Paula
b) Love in the Time of Cholera
c) Caramelo
d) In the Time of the Butterflies
3. Escucha la siguiente selección de The House on Mango Street y escoge la mejor respuesta a la pregunta basada en el audio.
Based on the audio, what purpose does writing serve for Esperanza?
a) She is able to remember more things about her past that she had forgotten.
b) She is able to write down thoughts and ideas that hurt her if she keeps them inside.
c) She is able to record memories about her childhood so that she won't forget in the future.
d) She is able to make money by selling what she writes so that she can leave Mango Street and then return to help those who stayed.
Step-by-step explanation:
The questions in English and their explanations are:
1. In her short life, this singer opened the doors in the United States for hispanic artists like Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez and Lin-Manuel Miranda. She was not only a singer but also an actress and a clothes designer.
This paragraph refers to Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, better known as Selena. She was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. She was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, her mother Cherokee ancestry and her father was Mexican.
2. Sandra Cisneros wrote The House on Mango Street and Caramelo.
Caramelo is a novel by American author Sandra Cisneros. It was inspired by her Mexican heritage and childhood in a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
3. Listen to the following extract from The House on Mango Street and choose the best answer to the question based on the audio.
Based on the audio, what purpose does writing serve for Esperanza?
b) She is able to write down thoughts and ideas that hurt her if she keeps them inside.
Esperanza Cordero, a young Chicana girl, is the main character of the novel. She lives in an impoverished neighborhood in Chicago with her parents and 3 siblings. She constantly daydreams of a white wooden suburban house with a big yard, and finds her life on Mango Street suffocating. She frequently expresses her desire to escape, and begins to write poetry to express these feelings.