Rachel is making predictions about the odyssey as she reads this excerpt.

so she described it, sitting in her chamber
among her maids—while her true lord was eating.
then she called in the forester and said:

“go to that man on my behalf, eumaeus,
and send him here, so i can greet and question him.
abroad in the great world, he may have heard
rumors about odysseus—may have known him! ”

rachel makes the prediction that penelope will discover the stranger’s true identity. which detail best supports her prediction?

he may have heard/ rumors about odysseus
sitting in her chamber/ among her maids
then she called in the forester
abroad in the great world

The lines "original! we're all as like each other as those dolls cut out of the same folded paper. we're like patterns stencilled on a wall. can't you and i strike out for ourselves, may? " reflect which of the recurring themes of 20th and 21st century american literature?

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?