What is the situational irony in this passage? A boy is late for school. As he rushes down the street, he notices a fence with a hole in it. He knows that on the other side of the fence there is a shortcut he can take. So he tries to crawl through the hole. Unfortunately, he gets stuck there, and it’s quite a while before anyone comes to his rescue. He ends up missing school for the day.

A.
The boy takes a shortcut instead of following his usual routine.
B.
The boy takes a shortcut to save time and ends up missing school completely.
C.
The boy’s laziness in waking up late and taking shortcuts led to his downfall.
D.
The boy would have reached class on time if he woke up earlier.

Ihave only a christmas cards left to write. a. few b. fewer c. less d. little

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?

Iback to my office after i saw the rain.