Read the excerpt from the awakening. the very first chords which mademoiselle reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down mrs. pontellier's spinal column. it was not the first time she had heard an artist at the piano. perhaps it was the first time she was ready, perhaps the first time her being was tempered to take an impress of the abiding truth. she waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination. she waited in vain. she saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair. but the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body. she trembled, she was choking, and the tears blinded her. which statement best explains how the excerpt reveals a moment of epiphany for mrs. pontellier? she is lost in memories from her past. she recognizes her moral duty to society. she understands exactly what action she must take. she is going through a personal transformation.

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?