21 Immigration reform activists with raised fists protest at the White House in Wash- ington, D.C., May 1, 2010. Photo by Shut- terstock.com. Language Practice Answer Key 1. Line 17: “When we filed, we filed under two laws.” a. To whom does “we” refer in this sentence? Gloria Allred, Deborah Johnson, and Zandra Rolón. b. What does “file” mean in this sentence? Submit or enter a document so it will be recorded correctly and with the proper authority. Is it a verb or a noun? A verb. c. What are other meanings of the word “file”? Folder, a line of people or things, a tool for shaping. 2. What is a city ordinance? A law in a city. 3. Can you think of a current example of a city ordinance? There are many kinds of city ordinances. There are ordinances for parking, trash collection, housing, and transportation. 4. Line 28: What are two other ways to say “blah, blah, blah, blah, blah”? On and on; so on and so forth; yada, yada, yada; etc. 5. What is an injunction? A court order requiring a person to do or stop doing a specific action. 6. Line 50: “We were basically asking him to jump the gun to…” What is the meaning of the idiom “jump the gun”? Act quickly and often before the proper time—in this case, Allred was asking the judge to stop the Papa Choux restaurant from discriminating against same-sex couples before the case went to court. 7. On lines 57– 60: a. To whom does “he” refer? The judge. b. To whom does “I’m” refer? The judge. c. To whom does “You” refer? Johnson and Rolón. 8. Line 64: What is another phrase that means “in lieu of”? Instead of. 9. Line 67: “He didn’t want to touch it with a ten-foot pole.” a. What is the meaning of the idiom “not touch something with a ten-foot pole”? Stay away from, not go near. b. To whom does “he” refer? The judge. 10. On line 87, what does “window” mean? Is it the kind of window you look out of? A period of time.