Literary focus
the questions below refer to the selection “the golden kite, the silver wind.”

what does this story say about men and women?
choose one answer.
a. in most cases, women are smarter than men.
b. rarely is a woman as smart as the mandarin’s daughter.
c. in most cases, men are smarter than woman.
d. ability is not related to a person’s gender.

Read this excerpt from mohandas gandhi's "banaras hindu university speech." what is the speaker's purpose a. to persuade his audience to struggle for self-governance through peaceful means b. to urge wealthy indians to act instead of merely talk about poverty c. to inform the audience that the british colonial power is stealing indian resources d. to persuade his audience to renounce materialistic wealth and pursue spiritual wealth