Boggs rode of blackguarding Sherbum as loud as he could yell, all down the street and pretty soon back he comes and stops before the store, still keeping it up. Some men crowded around him and tried to get him to shut up, but he wouldn't; they told him it would be one o'clock in about fifteen minutes, and so he MUST go home he must go right away. What is the meaning of the word blackguarding as it is used in this context?

praising loudly

protecting from harm

being verbally abusive

causing a great disturbance

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.

In “eleven” in 6th grade book collections question number 7 is how would you describe the authors style? describe some of the aspects that convey the authors style? pl

Describe the misfit’s experience of the world. to what extent can his criminality be attributed to the conditions of his life? even though he is not in jail, is he a free man?