subject
English, 07.07.2019 19:30 xandraeden32

"during my first tournament, my mother sat with me in the front row as i waited for my turn. i frequently bounced my legs to unstick them from the cold metal seat of the folding chair. when my name was called, i leapt up. my mother unwrapped something in her lap. it was her chang, a small tablet of red jade which held the sun's fire. "is luck," she whispered, and tucked it into my dress pocket. i turned to my opponent, a fifteen-year-old boy from oakland. he looked at me, wrinkling his nose." which of the following statements about the passage is true? a. the passage exhibits the fear that waverly has of being too chinese around her american peers b. the passage is proof that many white young people during this time period are prejudiced against their chinese peers. c. the passage demonstrates that waverly's mother is still unsure about her daughter's talents and abilities because she is a girl. d. the passage is proof that waverly's mother demonstrates support for her daughter's chess career.

ansver
Answers: 2

Another question on English

question
English, 21.06.2019 14:50
Which image best conveys a sentimental tone in "hearts and hands? "
Answers: 2
question
English, 22.06.2019 03:30
"first of all, how could they mistake a man for a sasquatch? " which best explains the purpose of this question (from review 2)? a) to illustrate how much the book uses humor b) to show how unbelievable parts of the story are c) to convince the reader that the novel is poorly written d) to highlight the differences between the characters in the novel
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 04:30
In order really to hate white people, one has to blot so much out of the mind β€” and the heart β€” that this hatred itself becomes an exhausting and self-destructive pose. but this does not mean, on the other hand, that love comes easily: the white world is too powerful, too complacent, too ready with gratuitous humiliation, and, above all, too ignorant and too innocent for that.which sentence best explains how the use of parallelism in the excerpt supports baldwin's purpose? a. it proves baldwin's central idea by highlighting the obvious.b. it emphasizes the problems that prevent one from loving the white world.c. it explains why the white world is unable to replace hate with love.d. it enumerates the many ways of dealing with the white world.
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 14:20
Which statement best explains how shakespeare transformed thesource material, hecatommithi by giraldi cinthio? lago is driven by a sense of duty, while ensign is motivatedby jealousyensign's plot only involves the moor, while lago plots to trickcassio, the captainwhile ensign's trickery is driven by his love for the moor'swife, lago's plot is driven by his hatred for cassio and themoorin shakespeare's play, the men are either good or evil bynature, in the source material, they are influenced by outsidesources
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
"during my first tournament, my mother sat with me in the front row as i waited for my turn. i frequ...
Questions
question
Geography, 11.10.2019 09:50
question
Mathematics, 11.10.2019 10:00
Questions on the website: 13722360