Read the excerpt from “broken chain.” he asked his mother if he could have braces, like frankie molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. she was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment. she glared up at him. “do you think money grows on trees? ” his mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at penney’s and kmart. what is a theme expressed in this excerpt? mothers have better things to do than managing money. spending money is not always an option. many people enjoy the rewards of gardening. summer is a busy time of year for mothers and retailers.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Me ! select the correct answer. in his essay "civil disobedience," henry david thoreau wrote "that government is best which governs least." which answer best shows how this motto reflects transcendentalist principles? a. an ideal government does not exist, so anarchy is best for a nation. b. citizens require the government to define the difference between right and wrong. c. government can act as an impediment to the will and morality of individual men. d. an ideal nation is one that is not governed by a monarchy or dictatorship. e. government on a large scale is inefficient and should be managed at the state level.

Nos tuvimos que separar porque nos . a. recién casados b. llevabamos muy mal c. amistad