My mother's boarders were many of them young men, and usually farmers' sons. They were almost invariably of
good character and behavior, and it was a continual
pleasure for me and my brothers to associate with them. I
was treated like a little sister, never hearing a word or
seeing a look to remind me that I was not of the same sex
as my brothers. I played checkers with them, sometimes
"beating," and took part in their conversation, and it
never came into my mind that they were not the same as
so many "girls."
- Loom and Spindle,
Harriet H. Robinson
Which statement best reflects the narrator's
perspective on the boarders?
Robinson feels angry that the boarders are allowed
to stay in her home.
Robinson feels superior to the boarders.
Robinson feels overlooked and left out when the
boarders stay.
Robinson feels like an equal, even though she is
the only girl.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Sometimes the animals arrive at the shelter very sick. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. which is the conjunctive adverb? sometimes however anyone at

Write an objective summary of the piece by restating the central ideas in your own words.(from nature by ralph waldo emerson.)