William Kamkwamba reminds me of other kids in his Malawi village laughed at him
when they saw him combing through a junkyard. But William ignored them and continued
searching for spare parts he could use to construct an electric wind" machine. The windmill he
built eventually provided electricity for lights and radios in his home. It also earned William a
scholarship to Dartmouth College.

Which words complete the paragraph with the MOST APPROPRIATE allusion?

A)Icarus, who learned to fly then failed to heed his father's warnings and flew too close to the sun
B)Ulysses, who had himself bound to his ship's mast to stop the C)Sirens' voices from luring him too close
to the shore
D)Parizade, who put cotton in her ears to shut out loud jeers and proceeded toward the three treasures
E)Joseph, who told his hostile older brothers his dream about their grain stalks bowing down to his

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.