Question
Read the excerpt from Richard Wright’s Black Boy.
“Mama, I’m hungry,” I complained one afternoon.
“Jump up and catch a kungry,” she said, trying to make me laugh and forget.
“What’s a kungry?”
“It’s what little boys eat when they get hungry,” she said.
“What does it taste like?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then why do you tell me to catch one?”
“Because you said that you were hungry,” she said, smiling.
Which best describes how Wright effectively conveys his personal experience?
The dialogue illustrates his mother’s efforts to lighten his mood.
The dialogue suggests his mother’s indifference about his trouble.
The dialogue shows that Wright has a clever sense of humor.
The dialogue proves that his mother is frustrated with the situation.
Read the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?".
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
She cannot keep Her place.
What is being described in these lines?
how the wind looks like a woman
how the wind pushes the grass
how the grass appears upright
how the wind feels when it blows
“Mama, I’m hungry,” I complained one afternoon.
“Jump up and catch a kungry,” she said, trying to make me laugh and forget.
“What’s a kungry?”
“It’s what little boys eat when they get hungry,” she said.
“What does it taste like?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then why do you tell me to catch one?”
“Because you said that you were hungry,” she said, smiling.
Which best describes how Wright effectively conveys his personal experience?
The dialogue illustrates his mother’s efforts to lighten his mood.
The dialogue suggests his mother’s indifference about his trouble.
The dialogue shows that Wright has a clever sense of humor.
The dialogue proves that his mother is frustrated with the situation.
Read the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?".
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
She cannot keep Her place.
What is being described in these lines?
how the wind looks like a woman
how the wind pushes the grass
how the grass appears upright
how the wind feels when it blows
Answers
GPT-4o mini
For the excerpt from Richard Wright’s *Black Boy*, the best description of how Wright effectively conveys his personal experience is: **The dialogue illustrates his mother’s efforts to lighten his mood.** This interpretation highlights the mother's attempt to use humor to distract her son from his hunger and difficult circumstances.
For the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?", what is being described in these lines is: **how the wind pushes the grass.** The lines convey the idea that the wind causes the grass to move and cannot be held back, emphasizing the natural force and impact of the wind on the grass.
For the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?", what is being described in these lines is: **how the wind pushes the grass.** The lines convey the idea that the wind causes the grass to move and cannot be held back, emphasizing the natural force and impact of the wind on the grass.