Geno had 24 hours to find the money to save his
grandmother's flower shop. He didn't want to go to Big
Marco, but he had run out of options. He knew whatever
Big Marco asked of him in return for the money would
probably be illegal, but he had no choice. He and the flower
shop were all his beloved grandmother had in the world.
What is Geno's motivation in this passage?
O
A. Geno wants to work for Big Marco.
O
B. Geno wants to start committing crimes.
O
c. Geno wants to buy his grandmother's flower shop.
O
D. Geno wants to save his grandmother's flower shop.

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices