Select ALL the correct answers. Which two sentences or phrases best develop the themes of the passage?
He felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better;
"these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my boss . . . ."
"Oh, goodness," he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chosen! Traveling day in and day out."
He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain . . . .
but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position.

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?

Of the three selections you read in this lesson, discuss the one story or poem that you think most closely represents the transcendentalist way of thinking. include textual evidence from both short story or poem and emerson or thoreau's essay that you use as an example. you should have no less than eight to ten sentences.

7. why does crooks make lennie believe that george will not come back for him? 8. who comes to visit lennie, candy, and crooks? what is the real reason behind the visit? 9. characterize curley's wife as she is presented in the novel. how is the reader supposed to feel about her?