Which excerpt from the story “marriage is a private affair” reveals cultural differences that contribute to the dilemma?
a.“[nene] kept her home much better than most of them [the ibo women].”
b.“okeke was trying hard not to think of his two grandsons.”
c.“the boy’s mind is diseased, and only a good herbalist can bring him back . . ”
d.“nnaemeka sat with his father under a cassia tree.”

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

What is the main way a sequence of events is used to resolve a conflict?