Read these lines from the poem “for the union dead” and answer the question. shaw's father wanted no monument except the ditch, where his son's body was thrown what does word ditch mean in this context? a. a long narrow trench dug in the ground b. a grave c. the act of getting away from someone d. the act of getting rid of something

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york