"C'mon," I said. "Everyone else is outside," and I shuffled my friends to the backyard. I slid the glass door open; salsa music and laughter filled the air. Some of my uncles were slapping domino pieces onto the picnic table, conversing animatedly
in Spanish. My father was busy tending to the pork in the smoker, discussing the finer points of Puerto Rican seasoning with
his sister, my aunt. Toddlers were crawling around and playing with toys; my sisters, brother, and older cousins were playing
softball.
"Come here, mijo," my father said, signaling me to approach. I was glad my friends did not understand that mijo meant
"buddy" in Spanish. I liked it when my dad called me mijo, but not in front of my friends! I sheepishly introduced Jerome and
Dylan and was relieved when Father took over with the family introductions. At first, my friends seemed reluctant and
uncomfortable, but after the fourth handshake, they were talking with my aunts and uncles like old friends. Then Father asked
Jerome to help him add more wood to the smoker, and my uncles made room for Dylan to sit down and join them in a game of
dominoes. "I think we are just going to hang out in my room," I said, hoping to rescue my friends from this nightmare.
What conclusion can be made about the narrator of this reading?
O He is embarrassed about introducing his friends to his family, who are different than his friends.
He thinks his aunts and uncles will not like his friends, so he feels protective of them.
He is concerned that his friends do not understand Spanish and will not be able to talk to his family,
He is worried that his friends are hungry and wants to make sure they eat soon.

1. in creon’s first words to the chorus, what are the “storms” that threatened to destroy the ship of state?   polynices’ invation of the city with foreign armies was the “storms” eteocles and polynices decided to switch the crown every year, but after eteocles’ first year decided not to share it with polynices. polynices joined forces with foreign armies to invade the city and tried to take the crown from his brother, where he and eteocles killed each other   2. examine creon’s opening speech. what are his concerns? how does he feel about the city and its citizens? what are his motivations for banning the burial of polyneices? what would drive creon to place the concerns of the collective citizens over those of his family?   in creon’s opening speech, his concerns are to count on his citizens to rule. in addition, he wanted to give a clear message by not giving a proper burial to polyneices, if creon gave a proper burial to polyneices his people would think that he was an allied to the foreign forces that invaded the city and threatened the peace of his people.   creon placed the concerns of the collective citizens because he has no use for those who put individual concerns over the needs of his people 3. pay attention to creon’s speech at the beginning of the scene. what does creon think someone’s first loyalty should be and what comes second? do you think he is correct under some conditions? do you think he is wrong in some conditions? explain those conditions. creon thinks someone’s first loyalty should be with the concerns of the collective citizens and second comes our individual wants. i think he is correct because true loyalty takes place in the benefits of many not of a few.   4. what news is the sentry reluctant to deliver?   the sentry is reluctant to say that polyneices had a burial. 5. who does the chorus suggest might have done this?   the chorus suggests that the gods have done that 6. what is creon’s reaction and who does creon think is responsible? creon reacted abruptly and thinks it was a man who bribed his guard to bury polyneices