Markos wrote the following two statements about a book he read. 1. The story of the boy with a learning disability teaches the importance of friendship. 2. A young boy with a learning disability struggles to make friends as he enters middle school and eventually succeeds. Which statement is an objective summary, and why? A.
Statement 1 is an objective summary because it provides a reason for reading the story.
B.
Statement 1 is an objective summary because it states the theme of the story in a formal tone.
C.
Statement 2 is an objective summary because it explains the events without offering an opinion.
D.
Statement 2 is an objective summary because it introduces the main character and his problem in a thoughtful tone.

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.