Who is the featured character in an earth diver story? A. a character who dives into water and brings up a small amount of mud or sand B. a character who travels to the center of Earth and lives there C. a character who dives into the ocean and creates a new world underwater D. a character who comes from another world and teaches humans important skills

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

In chapter 5, ekwefi is called "a woman who had suffered a great deal and in chapter 6, when discussing ezinma with chielo, she states, '"i pray she stays." speculate what may have been an event that caused suffering in ekwefi's past.

98 ! use evidence from the text to support each response. complete at least one full paragraph for each question.1. select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different? 2. what views about what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? how do the selections differ in their views of what's important? 3. name two pieces that share a theme and explain how each story develops this theme. try to answer them all. !