1. Names/Nombres by Julia Alvarez
Review

2. How can Julia Alvarez’s family best be described?
large, close, caring

3. 2. What does Alvarez think about her last name when she first arrives in New York from the Dominican Republic?
It has a beautiful sound.

4. 3. What do Alvarez’s nicknames Jules and Hey Jude show?
Alvarez is popular and accepted.

5. 4. Julia Alvarez writes that the Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean. What would be the best way to prove this fact?
Look on a map.

6. 5. Why does Alvarez’s full name interest her friends?
It is much longer than their names.

7. 6. An informal essay can sound friendly
6. An informal essay can sound friendly. What factor would likely contribute to the tone?
humor

8. 7. What does Alvarez think about her “new names” after she has been in the United States for a while?
She wonders whether she should correct her teachers and friends when they use them.

9. 8. Why do Alvarez’s family members sit in the first row at her graduation ceremony?
They want to be sure to understand the fast-spoken English.

10. 9. Alvarez mentions a change in attitude toward “ethnicity” in the United States during the 1960s Who were Americans more willing to accept after this change?
People with a dark complexion.

11. 10. How does Julia Alvarez describe her extended family?
She has many relatives, and their relationships are complicated.

12. 11. identified incorrectly; misunderstood
mistook

13. 12. be involved in; follow up
pursue

14. 13. carry from one place to another
transport

15. 14. unavoidably
inevitably

16. 15. completely confused
chaotic

17. 16. written on
inscribed

18. 17. A fact is information that must be ____________.
proven

19. 18. An opinion is a person’s __________ or ____________.
judgment
belief

20. 19. You can check facts by using different resources
19. You can check facts by using different resources. You can check facts by ___________ or __________.
looking at a map
asking an expert

21. 20. Tone The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject.
playful
serious
humorous

22. 20. Tone Factors that contribute to tone: word choice
sentence structure
sentence length

23. Formal Writing More complicated word choice and sentence structure
Longer sentences

24. Informal Writing May include humor
Simple word choice and sentence structure
May sound like conversation
Shorter sentences

25. 21. Text-Based Question
How does Julia Alvarez feel when she first comes to the United States and hears her name mispronounced? How does she feel when she is first called Judy? How does she feel about her name when she graduates from high school? Describe Alvarez’s changing thoughts about her name.
At first Alvarez dislikes hearing her family name mispronounced and is uncomfortable when she is called Judy or Judith. In high school, she accepts her nicknames, believing they demonstrate her popularity, and she is uncomfortable when friends treat her name (and her) as if she were exotic. When she graduates from high school, she wonders what name she will use as an adult. The fact that she has chosen Julia Alvarez suggests her allegiance to her Dominican heritage.