Which is the best summary of this excerpt?
The tea set has always been an important part of British life.
The tea set has become more valuable through the years.
MacGregor believes the antique tea set to be a symbol of British history. He includes a quotation from a historian to support his point.
MacGregor believes that the antique tea set belonged to the Royal Navy. He quotes a historian to prove his theory.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?