Similar to last question but different: read the following excerpt from “the four hundred year old woman” by bharati mukherjee and answer the following question. i have found my way in the united states after many transit stop. the unglimpsed phantom faridpur, and the too real manhattan had emerged as “desh.” i am american. i am an american writer, into american mainstream, trying to extend it. what is the meaning of the allusion unglimpsed phantom faridpur? a) her family’s homeland that she has never seen b) the ghost of her homeland calling her back c) her vivid memory of where she was born d) another town near manhattan

Athesis statement is not a. a question; it is your answer to a research question that you will address in your essay b. your position on a topic you will address in your persuasive essay c. about the topic of your persuasive essay. it is about the opposite position

Her brother joined the army before he finished college. identify the adverb clause in the sentence. a) finished college b) her brother joined c) brother joined the army d) before he finished college

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.