Damon's string of bad luck seemed to extend indefinitely. He had quit his job at a local coffee shop after his _ boss accosted him one day for not being obsequious enough to the customers. Damon had been polite, just not overly sycophantic. Since his boss was also his landlord, Damon should have been prudent and acted circumspectly, but he was angry that his boss had abased him in front of other employees. Choose the word that best fills in the blank. A generous w B poised C benevolent D petulant

Match each poem with the subculture or counterculture from which it came. hip–hop counterculture feminist counterculture beat generation a. "pay attention, here's the thick of the plot/i pulled up to the corner at the end of my block/and that's when i saw this beautiful girly–girl walkin'/i picked up my car phone to perpetrate like i was talkin'" (jazzy jeff and the fresh prince) b. "for no church told me/no guru holds me/no advice/just stone/of new york" (jack kerouac) c. "you fit into me/ like a hook into an eye/a fish hook/an open eye" (margaret atwood)