1. What do you think the narrator of “The Gift of the Magi” considers as having real value? - <span>the protagonists' love for each other </span>
2. In the story “The Gift of the Magi,” which of the following is an example of allusion? - <span>the discovery that the protagonists sold their most prized possessions </span>
3. In “Fabric of Their Lives,” what does the information about Annie Mae Young burning her quilts reveal about her personality? - <span>Young saw her quilts as something very private.</span>
4. In “Fabric of Their Lives,” Aronzia Pettway made quilts mostly to - <span>Become economicallyindependent.</span>
5. Both Marge Piercy and Walt Whitman believe that - <span>Art is not an important part of life.</span>
6. The poems in this unit express appreciation for - <span>the value of work.</span>
7. What is the meaning of meretricious as it is used in this sentence from “The Gift of the Magi”? - <span>Showy and vulgar</span>
8. Which vocabulary word completes this sentence CORRECTLY? When Mr. Klein realized that his true identity was revealed, he found himself in an interesting - <span>predicament </span>
9.Which of the following sentences uses capitalization CORRECTLY? - <span>I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”</span>
10. Which of the following sentences displays the CORRECT use of punctuation? (1 point)Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet is considered a true genius.
11. What connotation is attributed to the “parlor generals” in the following lines from “To Be of Use”? -<span>brutality</span>
Answer for part A:
He uses a metaphor to suggest that white people have proven themselves unworthy of the authority they wield.
Answer for Part B:
It suggests that their deceitful acts are intentional.
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<span>Since an opinion is a personal belief about something, then the answer is B. The concert last night was better than any of us expected. This is because it's an opinion with which some might disagree. If someone believed that the concert was bad then the sentence would not apply and the person would have their own opinion.</span>
Answer: The effect of the point of view is A) the reader gets direct advice on the process. Moreover, the author's purpose is A) to explain how to get around meat restrictions. Finally, the point of view that the author uses in this passage is B) Second person.
Explanation: The point of view that the author uses in this passage is second person as<u> he is directly addressing the reader.</u> What indicates this is the <u>use of the second person pronoun "you"</u>. As a result,<u> the reader receives direct advice from the writer</u>, which is mainly expressed in the first sentence ("If you are really determined to eat meat all week, it is possible to buy a license to do so"). Therefore, the advice is the effect of the second person point of view. As regards the author's purpose, <u>he intends to explain the reader how to eat meat despite the restrictions</u> set on the consumption of this type of food. This is also expressed in the first sentence of the passage.
