Question 5

why did joy say she slept on the couch for two years?

a. so the children could sleep on their only bed

b. to stand guard and protect her children from trespassers

c. so the author and his siblings couldn’t sneak out at night

d. to avoid sleeping in the bedroom she shared with her deceased husband

question 6

what did joy do with the settlement money she received from the hospital where her husband died?

a. created a fund for equipment and training for respiratory disease for paramedics

b. created a scholarship for black journalism students at the college where her husband graduated

c. used it to fund a move to the bronx

d. put a down payment on a home in the baltimore suburbs

question 7

what was new to wes about his best friend’s family?

a. the father and mother were married, and they lived as a family unit

b. the parents were never at home

c. they owned their own home

d. there was little supervision – the kids did what they wanted

question 8

what distinction did the author’s grandfather hold?

a. he became the first black elder in new york in the presbyterian church

b. he became deputy to the president of ghana

c. he was the first black minister ordained in the dutch reformed church

d. he received the medal of freedom from the president of the united states

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace

Which point(s) of view do whitman's and coleridge's speaker use ?