What can be inferred from these lines describing the pardoner in chaucer's prologue to the canterbury tales? he had a fine veronica sewed to cap. his wallet lay before him in his lap, stuffed full of pardons brought from rome all hot. a. he had a scholarly look. b. he was an unethical man. c. he was an honest person. d. he pretended not to care for riches. e. he cared about people's well-being.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?