Question
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.
Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.
The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth Amendment to determine
the primary authors of the document.
whether its intent has been compromised.
how it has been interpreted in each state.
whether it needs to be repealed.
Read the excerpts from part 5 of Zeitoun.
Excerpt 1: Some nights Zeitoun struggles to sleep. Some nights he thinks of the faces, the people who arrested him, who jailed him, who shuttled him between cages like an animal, who transported him like luggage. He thinks of the people who could not see him as a neighbor, as a countryman, as a human.
Excerpt 2: For many of his clients, it took time for the insurance money to come through, for the FEMA money to appear, for any number of complications to work themselves out. But now things are moving. The city is rising again. Since Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC has restored 114 houses to their former states, or improved versions thereof.
Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt?
Both Zeitoun and the city of New Orleans resist defeat despite having suffered injury and injustice.
Both Zeitoun and the city of New Orleans are stuck in a state of uncertainty due to injustices brought on by Hurricane Katrina.
Zeitoun is unable to sleep, much like the city of New Orleans, which is known as a city that never sleeps.
Zeitoun is haunted by nightmares, much as the city of New Orleans is.
Read the excerpt from the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell.
HALE. Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes. We came along the road from my place; and as I got here, I said, “I’m going to see if I can’t get John Wright to go in with me on a party telephone.” I spoke to Wright about it once before, and he put me off, saying folks talked too much anyway, and all he asked was peace and quiet—I guess you know about how much he talked himself; but I thought maybe if I went to the house and talked about it before his wife, though I said to Harry that I didn’t know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John—
Which feminist theme is most supported by the excerpt?
Women feel pressured to conform to roles set by society.
Women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
Women need to feel they are determining their own fate.
Women frequently go unheard in male-dominated societies.
How does Sandra Cisneros capture the idea of multicultural voices with the title of the short story "Mericans"?
The characters are American, so the title describes them extremely well.
The dropping of the letter “A” more strongly emphasizes Mexican culture.
The word is a blend of both languages, and thus represents both cultures.
The misspelling of the word reveals that English is not the children’s home language
Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —
(They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”)
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin —
(They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”)
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
Which words best indicate that Prufrock feels uncertain?
disturb, universe, minute
turn back, revisions, reverse
time, descend, asserted
modest, simple, thin
Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.
The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth Amendment to determine
the primary authors of the document.
whether its intent has been compromised.
how it has been interpreted in each state.
whether it needs to be repealed.
Read the excerpts from part 5 of Zeitoun.
Excerpt 1: Some nights Zeitoun struggles to sleep. Some nights he thinks of the faces, the people who arrested him, who jailed him, who shuttled him between cages like an animal, who transported him like luggage. He thinks of the people who could not see him as a neighbor, as a countryman, as a human.
Excerpt 2: For many of his clients, it took time for the insurance money to come through, for the FEMA money to appear, for any number of complications to work themselves out. But now things are moving. The city is rising again. Since Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC has restored 114 houses to their former states, or improved versions thereof.
Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt?
Both Zeitoun and the city of New Orleans resist defeat despite having suffered injury and injustice.
Both Zeitoun and the city of New Orleans are stuck in a state of uncertainty due to injustices brought on by Hurricane Katrina.
Zeitoun is unable to sleep, much like the city of New Orleans, which is known as a city that never sleeps.
Zeitoun is haunted by nightmares, much as the city of New Orleans is.
Read the excerpt from the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell.
HALE. Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes. We came along the road from my place; and as I got here, I said, “I’m going to see if I can’t get John Wright to go in with me on a party telephone.” I spoke to Wright about it once before, and he put me off, saying folks talked too much anyway, and all he asked was peace and quiet—I guess you know about how much he talked himself; but I thought maybe if I went to the house and talked about it before his wife, though I said to Harry that I didn’t know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John—
Which feminist theme is most supported by the excerpt?
Women feel pressured to conform to roles set by society.
Women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
Women need to feel they are determining their own fate.
Women frequently go unheard in male-dominated societies.
How does Sandra Cisneros capture the idea of multicultural voices with the title of the short story "Mericans"?
The characters are American, so the title describes them extremely well.
The dropping of the letter “A” more strongly emphasizes Mexican culture.
The word is a blend of both languages, and thus represents both cultures.
The misspelling of the word reveals that English is not the children’s home language
Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —
(They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”)
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin —
(They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”)
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
Which words best indicate that Prufrock feels uncertain?
disturb, universe, minute
turn back, revisions, reverse
time, descend, asserted
modest, simple, thin
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1. The statement that best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt is: **Both Zeitoun and the city of New Orleans resist defeat despite having suffered injury and injustice.**
2. The feminist theme most supported by the excerpt from "Trifles" is: **Women frequently go unheard in male-dominated societies.**
3. Sandra Cisneros captures the idea of multicultural voices with the title "Mericans" by indicating: **The word is a blend of both languages, and thus represents both cultures.**
4. The words that best indicate that Prufrock feels uncertain are: **turn back, revisions, reverse.**
2. The feminist theme most supported by the excerpt from "Trifles" is: **Women frequently go unheard in male-dominated societies.**
3. Sandra Cisneros captures the idea of multicultural voices with the title "Mericans" by indicating: **The word is a blend of both languages, and thus represents both cultures.**
4. The words that best indicate that Prufrock feels uncertain are: **turn back, revisions, reverse.**
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