Question

ow does adding the affix -etic to the words energy, athlete, and poet change the meanings of these words?

It changes them from nouns to adjectives.
It changes them from adjectives to nouns.
It changes them from nouns to adverbs.
It changes them from adverbs to nouns.

Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun.

RUTH: You know what I'm going to do soon as I get in that new house?

BENEATHA: What?

RUTH: Honey—I'm going to run me a tub of water up to here . . . (With her fingers practically up to her nostrils.) And I’m going to get in it—and I am going to sit . . . and sit . . . and sit in that hot water and the first person who knocks to tell me to hurry up and come out—

BENEATHA: Gets at sunrise.

RUTH (laughing happily): You said it, sister!

Which statement is the best summary of the theme in this passage?

Small pleasures bring joy to life.
People cannot cope without relaxing activities.
Most people prefer to be alone.
Danger is inevitable, even in a person's home.
How does the playwright develop the theme "It can be difficult to keep \ alive in a marriage" in this passage?

The playwright has Ruth use flowery, extravagant language about an uneventful evening.
The playwright has Ruth brag about her marriage, which upsets and angers Beneatha.
The playwright has Ruth mention small differences that make Ruth feel closer to Walter.
The playwright has Ruth describe every detail of her evening to show how worried Ruth is.

Answer 1

1) It changes them from nouns to adjectives.
- energy → energetic, athlete → athletic, poet → poetic (all become adjectives).

2) Best summary of the theme: Small pleasures bring joy to life.
- Ruth is describing a simple, restorative pleasure (a long soak) that brings her happiness.

3) The playwright develops the theme by having Ruth mention small differences that make Ruth feel closer to Walter.
- The passage emphasizes small domestic comforts and interactions that help sustain marriage.