1.) In the Victorian era, drinking water was very contaminated. The water was contaminated with raw sewage that would get into the drinking water. This made thousands of people catch diseases, such as cholera, and pass away. The correct answer is A.
2.) The antonym for the word earnest will be frivolous. An antonym is when the word is the complete opposite of another word. For example, pretty and ugly. The correct answer is A.
3.) Algernon finds that Mary Farquhar is indecent because she flirted with her own husband at dinner. Algernon did not want to sit beside of her in the first place because it was a common occurrence for her flirt with her own husband across the tables. In that era, it was not common to show feelings in front of others. The correct answer is B.
4.) There were not any cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell because Algernon had absentmindedly eaten the sandwiches while waiting for the guests to arrive. His butler told the guests there was not any cucumbers in the market that morning and was unable to make the sandwiches. The correct answer is A.
The correct answer is C) Sign together loudly.
<em>In “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the speaker in the poem invites readers to sing together loudly.
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The emotive poem has speakers that ask the people to join together in rejoice. The poem says, “let our rejoicing rise”. Indeed, at the beginning of the poem, it is written: “Lift every voice and sing, till’ Earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,…sing a song full of the faith….sing a song full of the hope…”
The poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written by James Weldon Johnson.
Tessie is in conflict with society
