I was, of course, too young to remember slavery or even that much of the war, but I could see certain aspects of what my mama me
ant. I could see what she meant in the way some white folks talked to colored folks, in the way some colored folks talked to white folks. I could see it in the shanties colored folks lived in on my daddy's land and in the clothes they wore and in the food they ate. I could see it in the towns when I went with my daddy: White folks were in charge. Still, when I was a small boy, that didn't bother me so much. —The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor
Which quotations help the reader understand the historical setting? Check all that apply.
“I was, of course, too young to remember slavery or even that much of the war.”
“I could see what she meant in the way some white folks talked to colored folks.”
“White folks were in charge.”
“Still, when I was a small boy, that didn’t bother me so much.”
William Shakespeare was a truly extraordinary artist, he wrote dramas and poetry. Not only did he write tragedies, but he also wrote comedies and histories. He died when he was just fifty-two years old moreover it has been speculated that he died on his birthday.
