PORTIA. I must go in. Ay me! How weak a thing The heart of woman is! O Brutus, The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!— Sure, the boy heard me. Brutus hath a suit That Caesar will not grant. O, I grow faint! Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord. Say I am merry. Come to me again, And bring me word what he doth say to thee. –The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare What impact does the image of a "heart of a woman” have on the audience? It shows the audience that Portia is very weak and thinks she is about to faint. It shows the audience that Portia loves her husband and is worried about him. It shows the audience that Portia is jealous and wants to go to the Senate with Brutus. It shows the audience that Portia is deceitful and sends the boy to tell a lie to her husband.

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.

Which of the following is the definition of sufficient evidence? a. offering enough of the types and instances of support, often from other sources, to satisfy the audience b. credible evidence c. relevant evidence d. current evidence

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous