The anecdote of Mrs. Pike’s and Leota’s visit to the freak show is central to the story. Which lines foreshadow the importance the experience will play later in the story?

A.“All he can do, he can move his head just a quarter of an inch. A course he looks just terrible.”
B.“Did Mrs. Pike like the petrified man?” asked Mrs. Fletcher. “Not as much as she did the others,” said Leota deprecatingly.
C.“She told her Mr. Pike was as true to her as he could be and besides would come into some money.”
D.“We went to the travelin’ freak show yesterday after work. I got through early—nine o’clock. In the vacant store next door?”

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?