Read the play excerpt. THE BIRD WITH THE BROKEN WING

PERSONS IN THE PLAY-The Bird, The Oak Tree, The Maple, The Willow, The Spruce, The Pine, The Juniper, The Forest Fairy, Jack Frost

SCENE I.-In the Woods

The Oak. See that flock of birds coming! The winter is near and they are flying south

The Maple. I hope they will not light on my branches; I like to keep my leaves in order

The Willow. So many birds will break my tender twigs. I am sure I do not want them either. Here they come!

[The birds fly over the trees.]

(from Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook)

Which do the italicized words at the beginning of each line mean?

01. the scene of the play

O 2. the cast of characters

O 3. the setting of the play

4. the character speaking

Read the sentence from susan b. anthony's "on women's right to vote." hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several states is today null and void, precisely as is every one against negroes. in this sentence, the author's tone is best described as

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