Grandfather taught us the prayers they would say for the corn harvest each year. As he talked, he rattled a few dried
kernels in one of his wrinkled hands. I tried to picture those
hands sowing seeds long ago, when Grandfather and the
other Wampanoag people lived in Massachusetts.
Corn was a staple in the Wampanoag community. It was
planted together with beans, which used the strong
cornstalks to support their growth, and squash, whose
leafy vines kept the soil from drying out. A single corn seed
could produce several hundred new ones.
Which of the following descriptions best explains how the historical passage
might enhance a reader's understanding of the personal narrative?
O A. The historical passage creates a vivid, sensory explanation to
illustrate the grandfather's more factual story.
OB. The historical passage reveals that, because of modern
technology, the Wampanoag no longer need to pray for good
harvests.
C. The historical passage provides background information to explain why the Wampanoag were once hunter-gathers.
D. The historical passage connects the personal experience of planting and harvesting corn with technical information about farming.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next

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What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase