4. What effect does the comedic resolution of this excerpt have on the passage's overall meaning?
O A It provides insight into Twain's uncertainty about his future out West and the
opportunities in the new territory.
B It suggests that in the end, everything works out well for Western adventurers
when individuals reflect on their experiences.
O C It relieves tension regarding the constant possibility of uncertainty and tragedy
awaiting Easterners in an unfamiliar context.
OD It undermines the seriousness of any moral lesson that might be found in
Roughing It and highlights the personal narrative of Twain.

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

For frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852)1) does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. 2) how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?