Which of the following does the passage suggest was true about Ithaca before Odysseus left twenty year
earlier?
E. Telemachus taught Odysseus how to stnng a bow.
G. Laertes's home was filled with glory.
H. Suitors competed for Penelope's hand.
J. Many of the townspeople were fine artisans

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”