William Kamkwamba reminds me of other kids in his Malawi village laughed at him
when they saw him combing through a junkyard. But William ignored them and continued
searching for spare parts he could use to construct an electric wind" machine. The windmill he
built eventually provided electricity for lights and radios in his home. It also earned William a
scholarship to Dartmouth College.

Which words complete the paragraph with the MOST APPROPRIATE allusion?

A)Icarus, who learned to fly then failed to heed his father's warnings and flew too close to the sun
B)Ulysses, who had himself bound to his ship's mast to stop the C)Sirens' voices from luring him too close
to the shore
D)Parizade, who put cotton in her ears to shut out loud jeers and proceeded toward the three treasures
E)Joseph, who told his hostile older brothers his dream about their grain stalks bowing down to his

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3