Political instability in caribbean south america is most closely tied to
a. ethnic differences
b. religious conflict
c. wealth disparity
d. scarcity of resources

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. gender a large-scale spread of a deadly disease 2. pandemic the development and use of machines, devices and ideas to further people's knowledge 3. technology the sex of a person, whether male or female

Use the selection to answer the question. which best describes the climax of the story? a.) the veterinarian tells tommy that max might not recover b.) the veterinarian says max will recover c.) tommy discovers max is sick d.) max is back to his old self

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.