Read this excerpt from "Homesick Blues." My experience in the city had left me even more eager to leave behind the solitude, heat, and monotony of rural Oklahoma. I couldn't wait to get back to the city, to spend my evenings strolling along busy streets, ducking into quaint little restaurants to dine on exotic foods, and soaking up the music and culture of the city.

How does the setting in the excerpt affect the narrator?

The city makes her dislike her rural home.
The city makes her appreciate her rural home.
The city makes her ignore her rural home.
The city makes her want to improve her rural home.

What excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

In the odyssey - amphimedon, what motivates odysseus to dress like a beggar? a.)he is trying to be humble. b.)he wants to surprise penelope. c.)he is angry at amphimedon. d.)he wants revenge against the suitors.