Short Response Instructions For each question, 400 words should be sufficient. Use your notes and do your best to correct any formatting errors using the content editor.  In your short answers I will be looking for: depth of discussion (clear explanations and points) quality and quantity of support (use of text as evidence) Note:  short answer questions do not require an MLA Works Cited or other documentation formatting. 

Identification Item: Modernism

Examine Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif”, Sandra Cisneros’ “Woman Hollering Creek”, Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, and Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Lullaby”. How do these women writers resist conformities of race, language, gender, class, and culture?  Describe and compare the different ways at least two of these works represent resistance to social and psychological boundaries and reveal the effects of conformity or nonconformity on identity, relationships, and community.  Be sure to provide specific evidence from each work to support your assertions and observations.  Write about 400 words to fully develop your response.

Identification Item:  Abner Snopes

The Supreme Court issues different types of opinions for cases. These include majority opinions, concurring opinions, and dissenting opinions. Which of these opinions carries the weight of law and must be followed by lower courts and everyone else?

Why do engineers use seismic hazard maps, and why are they not a substitute for site-specific investigation?  

How is earthquake early warning different from earthquake prediction?

Which setting is most commonly associated with liquefaction potential?

Which factor is most directly related to local site effects during ground shaking?

Which statement is the best example of a screening-level communication format?