15 points -it was a night to remember. marian anderson was one my favorite singers. her rendition of the song “were you there” ran through my head as we walked toward the metropolitan opera house. of course, i listened to the radio when she sang at the lincoln memorial in ’39, and hearing her sing “my country ‘tis of thee” brought a tear to my eye. i couldn’t imagine what emotions marian’s voice would stir in me during a live performance. it was january 7, 1955, and my husband and i were going to see the first african american sing at the metropolitan opera. 5when lights came up after the performance, everything was a blur of velvet and pearls as the applause echoed throughout the hall. during our exit, we passed by the women who had been questioning marian’s abilities before the performance. “she was simply amazing,” stated one. “she’s still got it after all these years! ” exclaimed the other. the power of marian’s astonishing voice had captured their hearts as well as mine. which best describes the cultural significance of this passage? a) this passage provides a partial chronicle of the hardships faced by college music majors who want to perform opera. b) this passage provides a partial chronicle of the rise in popularity of live opera performances for national and international audiences. eliminate c) this passage provides a partial chronicle of the struggles and opportunities for female musicians performing at the metropolitan opera house. d) this passage provides a partial chronicle of the challenges and opportunities for african americans to perform for national and international audiences.

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Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york