Usually we hang out at Jerome’s or Dylan’s house. Jerome’s parents work long hours. So at Jerome’s house it’s just us guys hangi
ng out in his den and playing video games. Jerome calls the den “his castle,” and I believe him, too, because when we’re at his house, we’re left alone to play video games, watch TV, and eat pizza out of the box without any interference from his family. At my house . . . well, let’s just say that life at my house is a lot livelier. Some might describe it as hectic or chaotic. My mother likes to call it spirited; my father says it is boisterous. My abuela (grandmother) who lives with us says our house is like a little bit of Puerto Rico in the middle of Illinois.
What is the cultural context of this passage?
The reading takes place in modern times. The setting is in the American Midwest. The narrator is teenager and his heritage is Puerto Rican.
The reading takes place in modern times. The setting is in Puerto Rico. The narrator is left alone to play video games.
The reading takes place in modern times. The setting is a lively village in Puerto Rico. The narrator lives in a castle.
The reading takes place in the future. The setting is the narrator's abuela's house, which is in the American South.
The poet chose the road less traveled by. This indicates that he believes in charting his own path in life rather than doing what others expect him to do. He is adventurous and loves to take risks in life. He wants to stand out in the crowd.
Richie eventually goes to war and is wounded but not fatally.
Peewee’s wounds are serious enough to earn him a discharge from the army. Peewee and Richie fly home on the same plane, along with caskets containing dead soldiers.
