Nate feels frustrated that he can’t join his brother which of the following sentences from the story best supports this statement?

a.”nate side and bent down to coax another spud from the stony ground.”

b. it was the second year of the war and he was no closer to the fighting.

c. he trudged the house pausing to wash his hands at the pump and to remove his grimy boots with it before entering

d. wordlessly nate gestured toward the house where mother had lit a lantern against the falling darkness

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

What role does the element of motivation play in performances? a. it makes characters more relatable. b. it uses characters to enhance setting. c. it reveals characters’ weaknesses. d. it guides characters’ actions.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?