Which of the following excerpts from "the daughters of the late colonel" shows how much the daughters feared their father? a. josephine felt herself that she had gone too far. she took a wide swerve over to the chest of drawers, put out her hand, but quickly drew it back again. b. "oh no, certainly not! the jug's not at all necessary. she can pour it direct out of the kettle," cried josephine, feeling that would be a labour-saving indeed. c. and though benny hadn't been mentioned constantia immediately looked as though he had. d. but there was something blind and tireless about constantia's tall, thin fellow, which made him, she decided, a very unpleasant person
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Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?