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3015 Jos%u00e9 OlivarezQUESTIONS Understanding and Interpreting1. The church may provide a relationship with Christ just as the priest may offer %u201csalvation later%u201d (l. 18), but what else does the church mean to the speaker%u2019s family?2. Poems often revolve around central conflicts or tensions. Based on the final four lines of %u201cNo Time to Wait,%u201d what is at least one conflict or source of tension for the speaker%u2019s family? Does the poem speak to a potential solution? Explain.3. Reread the first and last stanzas of %u201cNo Time to Wait.%u201d Based on the first stanza, what are the speaker%u2019s parents looking for? How does the poem shift in the final line, and in what ways does this line clarify the opening stanza?QUESTIONS Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure4. Vocabulary in Context. The speaker references %u201csalvation%u201d in lines 15 and 18 in a way that implies it differs from the %u201cprotection%u201d (l. 2) the family seeks. In what ways is salvation not the same as protection?5. How does Jos%u00e9 Olivarez%u2019s repetition of the phrase %u201cthe Mexican family%u201d contribute to the poem%u2019s tone? Does it emphasize a sense of solidarity within the community or demonstrate cracks in the community%u2019s strength? Explain.6. What do lines 16%u201318 convey about the role of Christ and the priest in the lives of the church%u2019s parishioners? Consider the speaker%u2019s willingness to let readers %u201cgive Christ credit if [we] want%u201d (l. 16). Does the speaker%u2019s tone in these lines allow room for Christ and the priest to receive even a small part of the credit for helping families persist?7. %u201cNo Time to Wait%u201d consists of sets of couplets except for the final stanza of a single line. How does this structural shift in the final stanza further develop the meaning of the poem as a whole?QUESTIONS Topics for Composing8. Analysis. Write an essay that analyzes how Olivarez uses poetic devices to convey the power of mutual support.9. Connections. Explain how a community in which you or your family participates provides more than what someone looking in from the outside could know. You could discuss, for example, a team on which you play, a youth group to which you belong, or a musical group in which you perform.10. Research. Explore an organization such as the National Immigrant Justice Center, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to learn more about the services they provide and the issues they seek to address. Then, develop an infographic that informs your audience of the housing, occupational, and legal challenges immigrants and refugees face when they arrive in the United States.Copyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.