“Well, Mas Tom,” he said finally, “this old raccoon, he run a long time, but they caught him at last.”

When John said that, his owner, Tom, lifted the box and the smaller box. Lo and behold, a raccoon jumped out to the ground.

“Well, thank you, Uncle John!” says his owner. He couldn't've been happier. See, John was a prophet and Mas Tom was a whole bunch richer.

—“The Most Useful Slave,”
Virginia Hamilton

Based on this passage, write two to four sentences explaining why enslaved people might have seen Uncle John as a hero.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically:

How are montag and faber opposites of each other? a) montag is a firefighter, therefore it is his job to burn books. faber used to be and english professor, and it was his job to teach students about books. b) montag is passionate and determined, and farber is wise and cautious c) montag is brave enough to steal and illegal book. faber was too afraid to speak up when books started to become illegal. d) all of the answer choices are correct