(each number is the line number)
an old patched hat, which was almond with trim-red,
watched as it sat on an old, thin head.
and what it saw, and what it knew,
was more than more of you
might even ever construe 5
from just a patched, old hat.

it’d seen a child die—depression--a war,
bowed at the bedside of the lady once adored,
watched while its owner did weep when his store
burned down to the ground, nothing left but the floor10
and that brand-new hat on his head.

it saw with lucid eyes inhuman, divine
the tired man grew older, while his boy grew wise.
some said, ‘so tragic,’ the son said, ‘fate’
when the lightning left a char on the elder’s pate 15
and they both did loving before too late.
that special bequest.

so he wore his farming father’s dingy hat every day,
hoping it would make him like his only hero in that way.
so the hat went to school, 20
then it kept him somewhat cool
as he worked the plow and mule
like his fallen father had.

it had been there when the midwife had announced, ‘you’ve a boy.’
the hat was there when his wife had their second little joy.25
so the family worked the farm
until the boy took arm-in-arm
a girl from town with mighty charm
who had a fancy for shoes and hats.

the married lad watched his dad lose his crops, then his wealth,30
while the hat witnessed worse, constant fleeting of his health.
on the porch until the end, father son simply sat.
being heir, he got the farm, and the house, and the cat.
but what he really wanted most was that one thing that
was truly old hat. 35

he got it and he wore it and he tore it and he patched it,
but the hat didn’t mind since the man truly matched it.
he grew thin and he grew old,
of all the things he’d ever sold,
no value like what he’d unfold 40
to his own son one patched old hat.

use the strategy of context clues to determine the best definition for pate in line (15).
a) bedside
b) dinner
c) head
d) mule

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What is the biggest difference in central ideas and themes? question 1 options: themes are for stories with characters in them. there is only a central idea if it is explicitly (specifically, outright) stated in a story. central ideas are a main idea specific to the text, while themes are an universal lesson or moral. themes are only found in nonfiction, while central ideas are found in fiction. question 2 (1 point) which of the following is not a true statement about theme? question 2 options: mulitple themes can be found within a single text theme is usually inferred. the theme is always clearly stated by the author or a character. themes should be supported by evidence from the text. question 3 (1 point) what is indirect characterization? question 3 options: all details stated and implied that give the reader information about a character. details such as age, height, or hair color that give the reader information about a character. actions or dialogue said by a character that give the reader information about a character. the description an author gives about the character in the exposition. question 4 (1 point) which sentence best describes lizabeth's development in "marigolds"? question 4 options: lizabeth matures when she recognizes that love is more powerful than hate. lizabeth learns that sympathy and understanding come from recognizing the truth about other people. lizabeth changes her behavior after she recognizes that she needs to be a better example for her brother. lizabeth comes to recognize that the world is too barren to create lasting beauty. question 5 (1 point) how does the resolution of lizabeth's conflict in "marigolds" develop the theme? question 5 options: lizabeth recognizes that she has looked only at herself rather than at other people. lizabeth's destruction of miss lotte's flowers brings about justice over miss lotte's ill-treatment of the children. lizabeth's pursuit of adventure leads her to a more fulfilling life away from the shantytown. the camaraderie of lizbeth and joey creates meaning in both their lives. question 6 (1 point) which of the following quotations best exemplifies lizabeth's childish nature at the beginning of the story? question 6 options: "and one other thing i remember, another incongruency of memory - a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust - miss lottie's marigolds." "by the time i was fourteen, my brother joey and i were the only children left at the house." "'hey, lizabeth,' joey yelled. he never talked when he could yell." "then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of inciting such rage, and ran out of the bushes chanting madly, 'old witch, fell in a ditch, picked up a penny and through she was rich! '" question 7 (1 point) the story "marigolds" is told in a flashback. lizabeth recounts the details of the incident with miss lottie for the reader years after they have happened. how is this important to the development of lizabeth's character? question 7 options: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions. lizabeth feels sorry for herself now and thinks that miss lottie is still angry. there were so many kids and so little to do, their behaviors should have been overlooked. all of these question 8 (1 point) lizabeth's "world had lost its boundary lines," when she overheard her father crying to her mother. what can we assume about the character of the father because of her reaction to this moment? question 8 options: we can assume that her father is a weak man. we can assume that her father shares his fears with his children and wife often. we can assume that her father is a proud and strong man and that his brokenness is a change in his character. we can assume that until this moment, her father has only cried to lizabeth but not to her mother which explains her surprise.

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