Read the excerpt from the namesake. ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. he mrs. lapidus. “be good, nikhil,” he says in english. and then after a moment’s hesitation, he is gone. when they are alone, mrs. lapidus asks, “are you happy to be entering elementary school, gogol? ” “my parents want me to have another name in school.” “and what about you, gogol? do you want to be called by another name? ” after a pause, he shakes his head. “is that a no? ” he nods. “yes.” “then it’s settled. can you write your name on this piece of paper? ” which best describes the conflict revealed by the conversation in this excerpt? an external conflict between the cultural expectations of gogol’s father and the cultural expectations of gogol’s new country an internal conflict between gogol’s desire to keep his old name and his desire to respect his father’s wishes an external conflict between mrs. lapidus’s educational expectations and the educational experiences gogol had in india an internal conflict between mrs. lapidus’s desire to respect gogol’s wishes and her desire to respect ashoke’s wishes

Either you must stop eating my food from the refrigerator or you must pay me for it. 8. what type of conjunction is used in the sentence?

Wichita mourning david matherne pipe organs—dusty and tarnished— bellowed the ancient song, as movers carried the pews for one last time. frozen branches—heavy with ice arms— 5 couldn’t perform their dance, as workmen shuffled inside the worn-out floors. sally richards—broken and mourning— watched while her father left, 10 as painters brought in their cans for the first time. stained-glass windows—buckled and broken— surveyed commotion’s cause as commerce won in the end 15 yet one more time. reverend richards—feeble and finished— cried as his exit was lost on christians who worshiped the dime; a change of the times. 20 which of these best summarizes the author's style in this poem? a) each of the five stanzas contains internal rhyme and consistent rhythm. b) each of the five stanzas contains an end rhyme describing a different character. c) each of the five stanzas contains assonance followed by a dash, then a description of the old church. d) each of the five stanzas introduces a character followed by a dash, then a description of that character. 3) in the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern? a) the author hopes to create a peaceful feeling for the readers. b) the object and its adjectives are used to create a sense of progress. c) the author uses the pattern to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. d) the author uses the pattern of man and nature to show the impact of this event.

How do sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likelyaffect readers?