Read the following passage:
i was so worried about the new lunchbox that i hadn't thought about what was inside. i imagined what i might say if the kids asked me about the characters on it. i didn't know who any of them were! however, no one asked. they were overcome by the unfamiliar smell of my lunch. suddenly, i had lost my appetite for what was once my favorite dish.
which best explains how this passage presents a cultural conflict?
a. it depicts a cultural clash involving food and pop culture.
b. it creates tension over differing value systems.
c. it reveals the narrator's worry over bringing a new lunchbox to school.
d. it shows how differences of appearance and dress create prejudices.

Which of the following elements is an essential aspect of realist literature? a.the text should be based on fictional characters.ob. the text should have a short plot and minimum number of characters.c.the text should be a depiction of everyday life and the struggles surrounding it.od.the text should have a protagonist who possesses heroic qualities.e.the text should depict the high-quality life of a character.

What would the tone of the prologue to romeo and juliet be?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky