Answer: The right aswer is "I saw Miz Thomas frown, and young as I was, I knew she was worried."
Explanation: Although it is very difficult to distinguish the various options (please use punctuation next time), it is possible to say that the excerpt that best supports the claim that Edna Thomas is concerned for the safety of his son is the one in which the narrator is describing her expression after having been asked about her son by the sons of the man who owns the land where she and her family live.
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Read A Dead Woman's Secret
By Guy de Maupassant
1880
How do the siblings' reactions to their mother's letters contribute to the theme of the text?
The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
The siblings are angered after learning about their real father, contributing to the theme that it is best to be honest with others.
The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes with her, contributing to the theme of forgiving loved ones.
The siblings are shocked but still watch over their mother, contributing to the theme that it is best to be loyal to family.
Answer: The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
Explanation:
Through the letter, the siblings find out that their assumed virtuous mother had at least one love affair. After being raised by the now-deceased woman, who inculcated them a strict code of morality and religiosity to such extent that Marguerite had become a nun and the son a flawless magistrate, this discovery makes them furious, and they angrily leave her.
<em>Answer:</em>
The woman placed the dirt on Turtle’s back and performed a ritual to create the earth.
<em>Explanation:</em>
The world on Turtle’s back is a Native American tradition that explains the origins of the Earth. The story surfaces from the legend that the world was created on the back of a giant turtle. The story is considered to be a creation myth because it has the engagement of supernatural powers, that have worked inconsistent with her magic. This is a creation myth because the only thing supporting it is the belief in the story that has been passed down from generation to generation, as a creation story, and this belief gave rise to popular religious beliefs and customs of the Iroquois.
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Answer:
I believe three options can be chosen:
- She wants her mother to feel differently about her.
- She feels a strong need for independence.
- She wants to influence her mother’s behavior.
Explanation:
This excerpt is part of the short story "Two Kinds", by Amy Tan. The main character, June, is expected to become a prodigy child by her mother, Suyuan. Her mother quizzes her on different subjects and demands that she take piano lessons.
At a certain point, June begins to defy her mother's wishes. In the excerpt we are analyzing here, for instance, she decides to show how bored and uninterested she is with the intention of making her mother give up on her. June is fighting - as much as she can as a child - for own independence. She believes she can change her mother's feelings and behavior if she performs badly at the tasks she is given.
Answer: It reinforces the idea that all people, not just the speaker's father, should fight against death.
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