Excerpt from My Antonia
Willa Cather
2 All the years that have passed have not dimmed my memory of that first glorious autumn. The new country lay open before me:
there were no fences in those days. Sometimes I followed the sunflower-bordered roads. Fuchs told me that the sunflowers were
introduced into that country by the Mormons; that at the time of the persecution, when they left Missouri and struck out into the
wilderness to find a place where they could worship God in their own way, the members of the first exploring party, crossing the
plains to Utah, scattered sunflower seed as they went. The next summer, when the long trains of wagons came through with all
the women and children, they had the sunflower trail to follow. I believe that botanists do not confirm Fuchs's story, but insist
that the sunflower was native to those plains. Nevertheless, that legend has stuck in my mind, and sunflower-bordered roads
always seem to me the roads to freedom.
3 I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where
the smartweed soon turned a rich copper color and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints
of the stem. Sometimes I went south to visit our German neighbors and to admire their catalpa grove, or to see the big elm tree
that grew up out of a deep crack in the earth and had a hawk's nest in its branches. Trees were so rare in that country, and they
had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons. It must
have been the scarcity of detail in that tawny landscape that made detail so precious.
7 I remember how horrified we were at the sour, ashy-grey bread she gave her family to eat. She mixed her dough, we
discovered in an old tin peck-measure that Krajiek had used about the barn. When she took the paste out to bake it, she left
smears of dough sticking to the sides of the measure, put the measure on the shelf behind the stove, and let this residue
ferment. The next time she made bread, she scraped this sour stuff down into the fresh dough to serve as yeast.
Throughout this passage the reader would MOST LIKELY describe the narrator as feeling
A)
proud and independent.
B)
jealous and discontent.
inhibited and regretful.
D)
nostalgic and reflective,
Mi

Answer:

d. nostalgic and reflective

Explanation:

Which line from the text best supports this central idea

Read Edward Corsi’s quotation from the book Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. Edward Corsi, who later became United States Commissioner of Immigration, was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907: My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams. How does this quotation add credibility to Freedman’s statement that the immigrants believed that in America life would be better?

Which question relates to using background knowledge to better understand the text?

A)What do you think will happen in the text?
B)What is the purpose for reading this text?
C)What do you already know about this topic?
D)What are the important words to know in the text?

1. "Road rage" is an act of aggression similar to an assault.

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence.

A combination of letters in which the letters joined together sound unlike the sounds they made on their own is called a __________.
a.
digraph
c.
blend
b.
minimal pair
d.
schwa


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

What effect does the narrator's dream about Elizabeth have on the story?
A It reveals key information.
B It introduces a plot twist.
C It builds tension,
D It adds mystery.

Which of the following best supports the idea that the narrator's father was very involved in his upbringing?
OA.
The narrator's father gives him little tasks to perform so that he becomes responsible.
OB.
The narrator's father appoints his son as the manager of his estate.
OC.
The narrator's father accompanies his son for morning walks every day.
OD.
The narrator's father depends on his son in his old age.

which is an example of a character vs. self conflict in a story

What words are used in expressing necessity of wearing face masks?
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What's your opinion on interracial relationships and what does society think?

The necklace please respond fast ?

Today, I will rake leaves.
Which of the words in the sentence above is a helping verb?
today
I
will
rake

Are straight A's always a good thing? explain in your own words.​

1) What can the reader infer about the speaker and his neighbor? A) B) The speaker and his neighbor are both against building walls. The speaker and his neighbor are both in favor of building walls. The speaker is in favor of building walls, while the neighbor is more skeptical D) The neighbor is in favor of building walls, while the speaker is more skeptical ade,
2) Choose two quotes from the poem which portray the neighbor as misguided and misinformed A) He only says, "Good fences make good neighbors." B) n Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head He moves in darkness as it seems to me, Not of woods only and the shade of trees. He will not go behind his father's saying, And he likes having thought of it so well Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That wants it down." I could say "Elves to him D)​

If you had the opportunity to take a job
that you always wanted to do but taking
the job would cost you to risk your very
closest friendship would you take it.
Explain why or why not.

Which is the correct way to abbreviate the National Association of Middle School Education?
NAOMSE
Naomse
O N.A.M.S.E.
O NAMSE

Can someone please write 3 paragraphs of a make believe pet i just cant think about one

how the text structures impact the meaning and style

Write sentences using the verb forms in parentheses.
1. (are laying)

Basically you need to use “are laying” in a sentence please help this homework is do tomorrow.

Describe sensory adaptation and why it’s an important adaptive process. Why is the nervous system structured for both adaptation and habituation? How do both of these processes contribute to our survival?

summarize the raven in less than 5 sentences

PLEASE

Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to
election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay.
Manage your time carefully so that you can
• read the passages;
• plan your response;
• write your response; and
• revise and edit your response
Be sure to
• include a claim;
• address counterclaims;
• use evidence from multiple sources; and
• avoid overly relying on one source.
When referring to evidence and information from passages, you should use paraphrasing and short quotations. To
credit sources, students should use informal, in-text citations (e.g., MLA author or title tags).
Your response should be in the form of a multiparagraph essay. Write your response in the space provided.

history of television​

by including this intercalary chapter,what effect is the author most likely attempting to achieve​

Because ____ interferes with the electrical system of the heart and temporarily constricts blood vessels , user may experience a heart attack and or stroke , even with the first use .

Which of the following best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue"?
O All forms of the English language are meaningful and purposeful.
O Some forms of the English language do not translate well into writing.
O The English language would be more efficient with a Chinese structure.
English language proficiency can only be determined through testing.

Which two sentences from the passage best convey a tone of wonder?
Flashbulbs went off, social media began buzzing, and the two toy store owners smiled from ear-to-ear.
And with one mighty tug, the new displays beamed out to the overcrowded square.
It was a jovial tradition passed down to her daughter.
With the help of her grandson, Andre, they rebuilt the toy store into a fantastical delight.
However, Margot's daughter began to skimp on costs.

what did General Howard tell Joseph in Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?
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Which of the following is not a tip for a personal essay?
A. Exaggerate accomplishments
B. Observe guidelines for the length of the essay
C. Submit original work
D. Ensure that your essay has a focus.

Which actions often develop good character?

Choose exactly 3 answers that are correct.


living through difficult experiences


having negative role models


having parental support


making good decisions