Read the excerpt from Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Which detail helps readers best visualize Julian's
character?
"I have a question...," I said, trying to keep my voice
steady. "Um. What exactly is homeroom? is that like a
subject?"
"No, that's just your group," explained Charlotte,
ignoring Julian's smirk. "It's like where you go when you
get to school in the morning and your homeroom
teacher takes attendance and stuff like that. In a way,
it's your main class even though it's not really a class. I
mean, it's a class, but-"
O Charlotte ignores Julian's smirk and answers
August
Julian smirks when August asks a question
Jack Will interrupts Charlotte's explanation
August has never heard of a homeroom before.
"I think he gets it, Charlotte," said Jack Will.
"Do you get it?" Charlotte asked me.
"Yeah." I nodded at her.

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you

Jhumpa lahiri uses words depicting her bengali heritage in her literary works. match the bolded words with their meanings in english based on the context.