Read the passage from “i know what the caged bird sings” how does the authors decision to include the underlined action impact the reader’s understanding

“She smiled that slow dragging smile, “thank you mrs henderson. Id prefer marguerite though” my name was beautiful when she said it. “Ive been meaning to talk to her anyway” they gave each other age-group looks

A. It helps the reader infer that momma is intimidated

B. It helps the reader to infer that mrs flowers is picky.

C. It helps the reader to infer that marguerite is nosy

D. It helps the reader to infer that marguerite is perceptive.

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

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. for a long time she held her neck erect; then her head sank, slowly. her ribs swelled with a mighty heave and she went over. as it is used in this excerpt from “the man who was almost a man,” the phrase “went over” most likely means died escaped jumped vomited

Who might be the main characters in a world parents type of creation story? a. a turtle and a raven b. a higher power and a human c. the sky and the earth d. the spirits of humans