Velutha, Margaret Kochamma, and Sophie Mol exist outside the world of the Ayemenem House, but their interactions with the Ipe family are critical (and catastrophic) to the development of the story. Each of them has a different level of autonomy (freedom to act based on one's own values or interests), both in terms of their relationship to the family and in the rest of the world. Write a brief (1-2 paragraph) analysis of ONE character, focusing on the language and behaviors that show us how much control they have over their own life and/or the lives of others.

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

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

What does the line most likely show about the setting of the scene?