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"how strongly they had been attached to
"She had been their mainstay, their g
"They would henceforth be solitary, isolated
been attached to her" (Paragraph
guide" (Paragraph 16)
ry, isolated" (Paragraph 16)
[RL.3]
ther's letters contribute to the
the theme that people are not always
PART A: How do the siblings' reactions to their mother's letters
theme of the text?
A.
The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people
as they seem.
B. The siblings are angered after learning about the
the theme that it is best to be honest with others.
The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes we
contributing to the theme of forgiving loved ones.
D. The siblings are shocked but still watch over their mother, contributing to the
theme that it is best to be loyal to family.
ed after learning about their real father, contributing to
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7.
PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
[RL.1]
A. "Then the son, with rapid fingers, fumbled in the packet of letters, took another
of them and read" (Paragraph 26)

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.