In the time of butterflies, the following paragraphs indicate mainly that papá is
many a night, and this night is no different, a shy voice calls out of the darkness, begging their pardon. could they spare a calmante for a sick child out of their stock of kindness? would they have some tobacco for a tired old man who spent the day grating yucca?
their father gets up, swaying a little with drink and tiredness, and opens up the store. the campesino goes off with his medicine, a couple of cigars, a few mints for the godchildren. dedé tells her father that she doesn’t know how they do as well as they do, the way he gives everything away. but her father just puts his arm around her, and says, "ay, dedé, that’s why i have you. every soft foot needs a hard shoe.”
question 19 options:
a) a generous man
b) worried about money
c) tired of dedé’s complaints
d) still quite healthy

From this story and the indian saying which precedes it, what can the reader conclude about the culture in which the tale is set? a) they believe that death is always signified by pigeons flying away. b) they think that the behavior of creatures in the natural world can indicate things that will happen to people. c) they believe that honest, hard work provides relief from the ravages of the natural world. d) they think that death isn't the end, but only the beginning of a new life.

Hich statement offers the best comparison of the two poems? where have you gone." i am a black woman.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile