Why do the parents in the house on mango street decide to buy the house? a. the water pipes in their rental broke and caused them to have to move fast. b. the parents came into a large sum of money and decided to buy a home. c. the neighborhood where they lived was starting to become riddled with crime. d. the landlord on their rental home would not renew the lease.

Based on this excerpt, the reader is able to conclude that turner feels about his friendship with lizzie.

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b.it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b.her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d.the blossoms in the garden nodded

  which statement describes the main argument of truth’s speech