Read the excerpt from Between the Silver and the Ash. KENNETH

Wow. For a minute there, I thought you weren’t going to show up.

XAVIER

I’m here.

KENNETH

It’s just weird how I can’t see you until you sort of, I don’t know, appear.

XAVIER

You’re not supposed to see me.

KENNETH

I know, I know. You’re Tree Man, spirit of the forest. Able to disappear into the very trees themselves. More elusive than the shyest garden creatures. Master of the art of—

This excerpt is part of the play’s

exposition.
climax.
falling action.
resolution.

In the reading, i know why the caged bird sings, marguerite views mrs. flowers as a larger than life personality. which quote from the text most strongly supports how marguerite views mrs. flowers? question 18 options: a) “i’ll accept no excuse if you return a book to me that has been badly handled.” b) “you see, i had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat.” c) “there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.” d) “somehow i had never connected mrs. flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.”