Read the excerpts from the namesake. excerpt 1: he is afraid to be nikhil, someone he doesn’t know. who doesn’t know him. his parents tell him that they each have two names, too, as do all their bengali friends in america, and all their relatives in calcutta. it’s a part of growing up, they tell him, part of being a bengali. excerpt 2: it is nothing like the schooling gogol’s parents have known, fountain pens and polished black shoes and notebooks and good names and sir or madam at a tender age. here the only official ritual is pledging allegiance first thing in the morning to the american flag. which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt? the first shows an external conflict related to emotion, while the second shows an internal conflict related to cultural differences. the first shows an internal conflict related to emotion, while the second shows an external conflict related to cultural differences. the first shows a global conflict related to cultural differences, while the second shows a personal conflict related to family dynamics. the first shows a global conflict related to family dynamics, while the second shows a personal conflict related to cultural differences.

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams