Item 5 Question 1
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Part A

In Chapter 16, why does Vola use her marionettes to act out the scene from The Seven Voyages of Sinbad?

Vola enjoys putting on shows using her artwork.

Vola wants to honor the soldier whose life she took.

It reminds her of the fun she had with her family.

It makes her feel better about herself after the war.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

“’I figured since I’d taken his life, I owed him something. I owed it to him to tell the story that meant so much to him.’”

“‘…I remembered that I’d made some marionettes for my little nieces when I was a teenager. I remember how much I loved carving the wood.’”

“‘I carved all these puppets, and I’ve been telling the story of Sinbad escaping from the Roc here in my barn for nearly twenty years.’”

“She heaved a sigh, thick with disgust. ‘No matter what dyableman lines they feed you about learning trades…you’re there to kill people.’”

Hurry 50pts read the excerpt from justice curtis’s dissenting opinion, then answer the question that follows. slavery, being contrary to natural right, is created only by municipal law. this is not only plain in itself, and agreed by all writers on the subject, but is inferable from the constitution, and has been explicitly declared by this court. the constitution refers to slaves as “persons held to service in one state, under the laws thereof.” . . . . it was certainly understood by the convention which framed the constitution, and has been so understood ever since, that, under the power to regulate commerce, congress could prohibit the importation of slaves; and the exercise of the power was restrained till 1808. a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba, and brings them to the united states, where they are set free by the legislation of congress. does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? if so, what becomes of the laws prohibiting the slave trade? if not, how can a similar regulation respecting a territory violate the fifth amendment of the constitution? . . for these reasons, i am of opinion that so much of the several acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws. –dissenting opinion on dred scott v. sandford, justice benjamin curtis which evidence best supports curtis’s opinion that dred scott should be free because he lived in a free territory? check all that apply. “the constitution refers to slaves as ‘persons held to service in one state’” “the convention which framed the constitution . . has . . the power to regulate commerce.” “a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba.” “does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? ” “acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws.”

Write a sentence using a gerund phrase with a pronoun subject.

What about the sentence structure in this passage build suspense