<em>The Magic of Oz relates the unsuccessful attempt of the Munchkin boy Kiki Aru and former Nome King Ruggedo to conquer Oz. The novel was dedicated to the Children of our Soldiers, the Americans and their Allies, with unmeasured Pride and Affection.</em>
Answer:
George is commenting on the fact that he and Lennie are lucky to have each other. Most men move from place to place, make some money, spend it, and then leave for the next stake. They have nothing except a few fleeting moments of pleasure and a lot of lonliness. This quote applies directly to friendship.
Answer:
C. She focuses on her crush's reactions to her family.
Explanation:
From the text, we see that the narrator's embarrassed attitude towards her culture was as a result of her focus on her crush's reactions to her family.
She knew the Chinese culture is different from the American culture. Therefore, certain behaviors that will be put up by her family will look strange to her crush's family because they are Americans. From her attitude, we can decode that the narrator would have wished their family acted in a more "American" way in order to impress her crush and the family.
Some movies I've seen that are set in Italy show a family outside all seated around a very large table. The joyous noise is overwhelming and the food is never ending.
People come out in spring and summer because there is a specialness in the air that's as aromatic as the food on the table. Celebrating each meal as though it was a feast (which it is in the hands of people like that), brings a rightness to everyone at the table, each as welcome as anyone else or they wouldn't be there.
So the reds or whites of the sauces, or the greens of the salads or the yellows of the cheeses, or the sparkling glasses holding the purest wine that can be afforded all blend in a dazzling mixture of blinding color the way an artist would put his colors onto his canvas.
