You are going to perform a dramatic reading at a local retirement village where your grandmother visits some friends. though you are used to performing in public, this crowd is different because your grandmother is in the audience. she is in the tenth row of chairs sitting with a group of friends. she told you discretely that she didn't sit in the front because she didn't want to make you nervous, but you can still see her expectant face in the crowd.

which of the following is not something you should be concerned about as you step in front of the crowd?

a. can my grandmother and her friends see my facial expressions in the tenth row?

b. am i enunciating enough for the back of the room to clearly understand me?

c. will i emphasize the climax dramatically enough for the audience to catch its importance?

d. should i have worn the special necklace my grandmother gave me as a birthday gift?

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

In about two hundred words, explain how the author's use of folktales and symbolism add meaning to the story and convey the central theme of the novel: the disintegration of the traditional igbo society as a result of its contact with european practices and beliefs.