The best sentence that shows the lack of interest of white Americans in the lives of African Americans and other minorities is “They shy away from romantic stories about Negroes and Jews because they feel that they know the public indifference to such works, unless the story or play involves racial tension.”
In this sentence of the excerpt we can infer publishing houses will not sponsor books or publications based on stories about minorities and black people because the public is not interested in those stories and would not buy books related to topics that have minorities as main characters.
Answer:
1. I find peanut butter and pickle sandwiches to be absolutely unpalatable.
2. With a furtive look toward the teacher, she passed a note to her friend.
3. Because of his obstinacy he refuses to put away his toys before bed.
4. The sculptor meticulously shaped the clay into a beautiful work of art.
5. If you are insolent to your boss you might get fired.
6. Her request that I open the door for her was completely inscrutable until I saw that her arms were full of packages.
7. Since you helped me with my math, I will reciprocate by helping you with your essay.
8. They reacted with strong rancor against the school bully's cruel behavior.
Explanation:
here's the order of letters:
H. unpalatable
A. furtive
C. obstinacy
E. meticulously
G. insolent
B. inscrutable
D. reciprocate
F. rancor
In the sixth paragraph, the description of the setting ("When he ... Home") establishes a
A
mood of jubilation in Altaf
B
scene of poverty and destitution
С
change in the narrator's tone
D
feeling of doubt and disappointment
E
sense of familiarity and comfort
Answer:
E. sense of familiarity and comfort
Explanation:
In the sixth paragraph, the setting is described as a piece of landscape which the narrator uses to confirm that he is indeed home.
Therefore, the description establishes a sense of familiarity and comfort
First, we need to understand the word being used in the sentence.
Before the yucca has come to (flower), while yet its bloom is a luxurious, creamy, cone-shaped bud of the size of a small cabbage.
From what we can tell by the use of flower in this sentence, we can tell that the yucca is blooming. Another word for blooming or flower is flourish, which means to grow. This word creates a more awe-filled tone.
Answer is B) Flourish.
