Answer:
14. True.
15. False.
16. True.
Explanation:
In Chinua Achebe's novel 'Things Fall Apart", the story revolves around the Igbo culture in Africa, specifically on the character of Okonkwo. The story deals with themes of culture, tradition, Christianity, conformity, etc.
In Chapter 3, we see that Okonkwo's father Unoka went to the Oracle to consult why his crops failed even though he made sacrifices. It was then that he was told his crops failed despite his sacrifices because he was lazy and had planted on a wasted land.
Okonkwo's prosperity was a result of his desire to be unlike his lazy father. He did not want to be deemed alike to his father and thus, went to the wealthy Nwakibie to ask for 400 yam seeds.
In Igbo culture, yam was considered to be the king of the crops. It was assumed that a man who can feed yam to his family the whole year is a man who has succeeded and is hardworking.
Answer:
C. Her goodness made her unique compared to most slave owners.
Explanation:
They're describing the harsh treatment that Douglass received from the mistress. Basically dehumanizing is treating another human inhumanly. Treating someone in an inhumane way also means to be cruel. also, you can use context clues from the paragraph "when I first met her at the door,--a woman of the kindest heart and finest feelings." This is past tense.
Answer: A) Like an Easter egg with wings on the side
Explanation: The poem "Easter Wings" is a good example of a "shape" or "pattern" poem, which is the term used to describe the practice of writing poems whose physical shape mirrors their theme.
If you turn the poem sideways, you can see that the structure in which the poem has been written has the shape of two pairs of angel wings.
In the excerpt from Gary Soto’s short story "Like Mexicans.” The complex narrative structure used in the excerpt is an example of establishing a work of fiction that is based on nonfiction. For the reason that the author assumes responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the events, people, or information presented thus being noted as Nonfiction.
