Read the excerpts from "take the tortillas out of your poetry" and "speaking arabic.

my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of
receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish,
english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, whic
is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditi
booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel so lonely for one." and
the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

which best states how the word choice is similar in both excerpts?

a. each author uses non-english words and figurative language.

b. each author uses technical words and neutral language.

c. each author uses nonsense words and invented language

d. each author uses confrontational words and persuasive language

What is the most important lesson wiley learns in "wiley, his mother, and the hairy man"?

In the list below, which plot event appears out of order? setting rising action falling action climax resolution setting rising action falling action resolution

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3