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what line best describes who the speaker is and provides context for the rest of the poem?
question 6 options:

i, too, sing america.

i am the darker brother.

they send me to eat in the kitchen.

when company comes.

what line best reflects the theme?
question 7 options:

they send me to eat in the kitchen.

i am the darker brother.

but i laugh, eat well, and grow strong.

besides, they'll see how beautiful i am and be ashamed--i, too, am america.

based on textual support from the poem, what is the best interpretation of the poem's message?
question 8 options:

absence makes the heart grow fonder.

all races of people are beautiful and should be considered a part of america.

racism is wrong.

love stinks.

what passage is used?

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.