1. part a: which two of the following best identify the
central idea of this text?
a the u. s. government was justified to treat the
indians harshly because they lost the american
indian wars.
b the us government put the needs of american
settlers and homesteaders oyer the treaty: protected
rights of american indians their land.
c the u. s. government did the most good possible by
taking land from a few indians to give to many
settlers, minimizing violence for both sides.
d the indians who did not resist american
advancement and retreated to reservations were
treated better than those who fought and eventually
surrendered to the u. s. government.
e the seventh cavalry got revenge for the battle of the
little bighorn at the massacre of wounded knee.
f life was difficult for indians on reservations because
they could not practice their ancestral ways of living
nor adapt to new ways without proper resources and

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

As you progressed through old english texts to middle english to modern english, how did your understanding of the literature change?

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images, sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous