Read the passage from “Child of the Americas." I am a child of the Americas,
a light-skinned mestiza of the Caribbean,
a child of many diaspora, born into this continent at a crossroads.

How does the word “crossroads” help to develop the author’s tone?
It is imagery that describes the merging of different cultures.
It is imagery that describes a cultural boundary that should not be crossed.
It is an allusion to an actual boundary between continents.
It is a strong word that expresses an attitude of resentment and bitterness.

The pop quiz surprised natasha more than read the sentence and choose the correct pronoun.

Read lines 44 - 47 from the poem "your laughter and answer the question, deny me bread, air, light, spring, but never your laughter for i would die

In the reading, i know why the caged bird sings, marguerite views mrs. flowers as a larger than life personality. which quote from the text most strongly supports how marguerite views mrs. flowers? question 18 options: a) “i’ll accept no excuse if you return a book to me that has been badly handled.” b) “you see, i had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat.” c) “there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.” d) “somehow i had never connected mrs. flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.”