Read the excerpt from richard wright’s black boy. “mama, i’m hungry,” i complained one afternoon. “jump up and catch a kungry,” she said, trying to make me laugh and forget. “what’s a kungry? ” “it’s what little boys eat when they get hungry,” she said. “what does it taste like? ” “i don’t know.” “then why do you tell me to catch one? ” “because you said that you were hungry,” she said, smiling. which best describes how wright effectively conveys his personal experience? a) the dialogue illustrates his mother’s efforts to lighten his mood. b) the dialogue suggests his mother’s indifference about his trouble. c) the dialogue shows that wright has a clever sense of humor. d) the dialogue proves that his mother is frustrated with the situation.

Parallel structure practice instructions: if the sentence below does not have a parallel structure, retype it in a different color using parallel structure. if the sentence does have a parallel structure, type “correct” in a different color. 1. jumping, sprinting, and throwing the javelin are three activities involved in track and field. 2. marsha said that she would either go to see a movie or go to the park. correct. 3. moe and hank are planning to carpool to the party, to dance, and attending the after party. 4. bob had an active life: he swam twenty laps, ran five miles, and lifted weights every day. 5. to walk in another man’s shoes is knowing him. 6. to teach is to inspire young minds. 7. stephen’s mom complained that he had too many bad habits: he would never clean up his room, brush his teeth, or vacuuming the house. 8. justin likes swimming, hiking, and to go to concerts. 9. new orleans is famous for its food, jazz, and bourbon street. 10. cafe du monde is famous for its beignets, the coffee, and its cafe au lait.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .