Read this excerpt from “mansa musa i: the richest man who ever lived”:

in about 1312, musa came to power. at that time, mali had millions of people spread across a vast territory. ancient mali included parts of modern-day mali, mauritania, guinea, senegal, and burkina faso, as well as other countries.

what does the word vast mean in this excerpt?

wealthy

large

unfriendly

strange

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine