Arthur was making a jug of fresh lemonade when Chris entered the kitchen. Arthur did not know how to react when he saw him. Chris had been his oldest friend, but after their heated argument about a football game yesterday, everything had become extremely awkward.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Jamal english, mandarin and a bit of arabic. a. speaks b. speak c. speaking d. is speaking

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