This short story is called “Sweat”, written by <u><em>Zora Neale Hurston.</em></u>
Question: How does the author's characterization of Bertha help reveal Delia's attitude toward Sykes' affairs?
Answer: C. By describing only Bertha's negative characteristics, the author hints at Delia's confidence in her own desirability as a wife.
Delia had for some time already been fed up with her no-good husband and she knew that she was the breadwinner in the home, so in fact she did not need him to live happily ever after. Therefore, she was confident in her own desirability as a wife.
Answer:
10. is C
11. has to be C
12.A
13.D
Explanation:
10. Because Maria listens intently and provides an interpretation of the problem, which helps Shaniqua solve her dilemma.
11. Any type of listener who only pays attention to messages for the purposes of collecting information to attack what you have to say is definitely a defensive listener
Answer:
It provides background on how a family from Russia got into the sugar business.
Explanation:
The book <em>Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science </em>tells about the development of the sugar business, starting from its origins in New Guinea in 7000 B.C. to the 21st century and production of ethanol. An important topic in the book is a blood trail this industry left - the deaths of countless African slaves forced into sugar production.
This particular excerpt tells a story about how an ancestor of one Russian family entered the sugar business as a serf, a farmer bound to his lord's land, which he works on.
I believe the answer would be
B. diverse people contribute to the country's identity
