Read the excerpt from "benin plaque: the oba with europeans.”

they and their dutch and english competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the oba’s court

what word(s) offer context clues about the meaning of the word commodities?
“competitors”
“sixteenth century”
“gold and ivory”
“oba’s court”

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

Secret in slovakia how does the author's use of foreshadowing in the opening paragraphs affect the passage? a. it creates excitement by revealing the narrator's hopes of receiving part of her great-aunt's estate. b. it creates dread through its vivid descriptions of the house; readers are aware that something terrible has happened within those walls. c. it creates mystery by suggesting that the narrator's view of the house will somehow change as a result of her experiences inside. d. it creates a sense of joy and anticipation by hinting that the narrator will be reconnected with her great-aunt.

Which statement describes the central idea of the text in the story learning about the holocaust