Answer:
Separated from the outside world, Elisa has few human connections.
Explanation:
The short story of "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck tells the story of a couple who are living in a rural ranch in the foothills of the Salinas valley. They hardly have any human interaction, especially the protagonist of our story, Elisa. She is depicted as being happy to be working in her own garden, but this was not entirely true for we see her eagerness to be involved in a conversation with strangers who come through the place.
John Steinbeck introduces the Salinas Valley as being like a <em>"closed pot"</em> which will also be symbolic for Elisa's character. It denotes the secluded nature of the place, just like her character's seclusion from the outside world. This is also evident when Elisa expresses her desire to be able to travel like the stranger, free and wherever she wants to instead of being stuck in a particular place. She is also aloof, with few human connections.
Answer:
1 is correct.
2. Even a short walk <u>fatigues</u> my old dog.
3 is correct.
4. The mighty Mississippi <u>wends</u> its way to the sea.
5. The Empire State Building is a <u>prominent</u> landmark in New York City.
6. <u>Transport</u> is the responsibility of the shipping department.
7. The <u>glare</u> of the welding torch almost blinded me.
8. The lemur's <u>habitat</u> is Madagascar.
9. The children can <u>quench</u> their thirst at the water fountain.
10. Penguins are well-suited to the <u>rigorous</u> habitat of the Antarctic.
Explanation:
Answer:
Both a and b.
Explanation:
C is a statement, not an exclamation, and D is a question.
Answer:
She used a joyful tone. She's happy that she has grown up there.
Explanation:
Eloise expresses her gratitude for the housing project in many ways. She's not only grateful for the opportunity to have a house for her family but also she communicates how she fell in love with the commodities that came along with the project.
"We had a whole house all to ourselves. Upstairs and downstairs. Two bedrooms and the living room would be my bedroom at night."
"They started a choral group and presented music and poetry programs on Sunday evenings in the social room or on the playground. On weekends, they played horseshoes and softball and other games. They had a reading club that met once a week at the Langston branch of the public library after it opened in the basement of one of the apartment buildings"
Having enjoyed various activities in the playground and being able to just walk to a library nearby, Eloise conveys the idea of how the Langston Terrace had become more than just an in-between place until they acquired their own house. The site had become a place she's fond of, a place she feels glad to have grown up in.
"For us, Langston Terrace wasn’t an in-between place. It was a growing-up place, a good growing-up place with neighbors who cared, family, friends, and a lot of fun. Life was good. Not perfect, but good."
