Question 2 of 5 Are you with the Greens or are you with the Reds? That question had been haunting him for the past year, and he had the scars to prove how joining one faction meant inviting the anger of the other. "Enough is enough," he said to himself, and he left the two warring clans behind forever. He later learned that the Greens defeated the Reds, but by then, he scarcely cared. Which statement best explains how the conflict in this story is resolved? A. The Reds succeed in recruiting the main character. B. One faction, the Greens, defeat the other faction, the Reds. C. The main character loses his confidence and runs away. O D. The main character chooses to follow his own path.

What does vexed mean as it is used in the second stanza of "the second coming"?

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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?