1. Read these lines from the poem.
I followed the bloody trail
to Europe, pre-Columbian Mexico,
the Mexican-American War and
then to Tejas - donde naci.
These lines most likely refer to both -
A the speaker's heritage and the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans
B the historic treatment of native peoples by Europeans and the speaker's own travels
C the speaker's travels and her quest to find her birth parents
D the speaker's quest to find her birth parents and the historic treatment of native
peoples by Europeans

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.