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read this quotation from “the writing on the wall.”

imagine you have traveled on a ship from china to america. imagine it is sometime between 1910 and 1940, and you may or may not know the man who you will call your father when you arrive in the new country whose language you likely do not know. imagine that when you arrive . . you are taken to . . angel island.

which of the following is a reasonable conclusion to draw from this quotation?

a. angel island was used as an immigration station from at least 1910 until at least 1940.
b. some chinese immigrants were quite fluent in english and adapted easily.
c. immigration from china to the united states was unrestricted after 1940.
d. immigration from china to the united states became severely restricted in 1910.

Which excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflects the author's opinion that the members of the medical profession don't really care about their patients?

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. 1. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) 2. o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) 3. nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) 4. at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet

Which of the following is the definition of sufficient evidence? a. offering enough of the types and instances of support, often from other sources, to satisfy the audience b. credible evidence c. relevant evidence d. current evidence