Read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.” momma said, “sister, i know you acted like a little lady. that do my heart good to see settled people take to you all. i’m trying my best, the lord knows, but these days . .” her voice trailed off. “go on in and change your dress.” from momma’s words, what can the reader infer about the type of parent she was?
a)she was caring and concerned.
b)she was cheerful and lighthearted.
c)she was formal and disapproving.
d)she was stiff and unaffectionate.

being timed !

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance