Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved. Publicity was another vital need — photos and eyewitness accounts of workers on the picket lines being harassed by gorillas and police. The picket lines themselves would have to be organized.

Which historical detail best helps clarify a reader’s understanding of the sentence?

Unions at the time were dominated by men.
“Gorillas” were hired men who threatened and hurt striking workers.
“Shirtwaists” are what people call “blouses” today.
Women’s clothing first began to be mass produced in the early twentieth century.

Which sentence accurately describes elements of historical fiction?

From “the raven” by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— till i scarcely more than muttered, “other friends have flown before— on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” then the bird said, “nevermore.” in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do? a. it will certainly die. b. it will leave immediately. c. it will leave the next day. d. it will befriend the speaker.

Nature is a recurring theme in early american literature. what view of nature does phillis wheatley provide in "an hymn to the evening"