Part A In "Caline," how does Caline feel when she first arrives in the city for her new job? A. She is anxious about being around so many people.
B. She misses the simple life that she had at home.
C. She is in awe of how the city is so different from her hometown.
D. She is uncomfortable because she only speaks patois.

Question 2 Part B
Which evidence from "Caline" best supports the answer in Part A?

A. "The woman lived in a tiny, stuccoed house, with green blinds, and three wooden steps leading down to the banquette."
B. "The flagman's sister was a kind and gentle task-mistress."
C. "She had to readjust all her preconceptions to fit the reality of it."
D. "At the end of a week or two she wanted to know how the girl liked it all."

At last it was settled by lot that zeus should reign supreme in heaven, whilst aides governed the lower world, and poseidon had full command over the sea, but the supremacy of zeus was recognized in all three kingdoms, in heaven, on earth (in which of course the sea was included), and under the earth. zeus held his court on the top of mount olympus, whose summit was beyond the clouds; the dominions of aides were the gloomy unknown regions below the earth; and poseidon reigned over the sea. what element of a myth does this excerpt contain? an example of an historical event a lesson about human behavior an explanation of an event in nature a story about gods or goddesses

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next