Answer:
She is sad because the narrator's return means that the moment has come when she will need to leave the house where she lived for many years and has many memories.
Explanation:
"My Old Home," shows the moment when the narrator returns to his hometown, after 20 years, to help his family move to another home. The house where the narrator grew up is no longer of the same quality and needs to be abandoned. The narrator feels strange when reviewing the house, because he no longer has the emotional attachment to this place and does not feel that this is his house. He realizes that his mother is also a little sad, probably because she lived in this house for many years and leaving for another house, causes her to leave many precious memories behind.
Answer:
- Para 23: "We got to their dwellings, where we saw they had built a hut for us with many fires in it"
Explanation:
As per the question, the 23rd passage would provide the most adequate supporting details to substantiate the claim that 'de Vaca's encounter with the native Americans might be the cause of Vaca's kind and generous treatment of them in his later life.' This is reflected through the descriptions in the passage like 'we got to their dwellings...in it' as it shows that this experience made him understand their life, culture, and values which they offer to others despite being indigenous. Thus, this not only supports but justifies the claim as well. Hence, <u>para 23</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
D. She knows that the lye she uses to make soap can also confirm whether the rock is gold.
Explanation:
In the text she says that if the rock is gold, it would not be harmed by the lye. This affects the plot because now they know that there will be a truthful possibility whether they found gold or not.
Perhaps they will lead Roger to commit other crimes and do other devilish things, or perhaps they will weigh heavily on his conscience as a result of his dishonest means of procuring them.
