“The Clan of One-Breasted Women.”
by Terry Tempest Williams

1. Lines 1-17: What is the effect that the author presents in the first paragraph? What is the cause? Why does the author begin her essay by identifying the effect first?

2. Lines 35-59: What is the link the author suggests by mentioning her mother’s death at the beginning of this passage?

3. Lines 60-67: How does the author describe this moment in her life, and how does he convey this in her language?

4. Lines 68-76: What is the purpose of the specific dates mentioned in this paragraph?

5. Lines 90-100: What is the tone of this paragraph and how does it affect your perception of the information presented?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Read the benefits of wind energy. which statement accurately evaluates the authors response to the counterclaim in paragraph 1, stating wind power is i ferior to fossil fuels as an energy source?

What piece of evidence does not provide good support for this claim?