Read this excerpt from “The Medicine Bag.” As he shook my hand, his coat fell open to expose a bright red satin shirt with a beaded bolo tie under the collar. His get-up wasn’t out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement.

“Hi,” I muttered with my head down. I tried to pull my hand away when I felt his bony hand trembling, and looked up to see fatigue in his face. I felt like crying. I couldn’t think of anything to say so I picked up Grandpa’s suitcase, took his arm, and guided him up the driveway to our house.
Which detail from the text best supports the claim that Grandpa’s surprise visit creates a conflict for Martin?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.

Has anyone ever read the poem “at a window “ by carl sandburg? there are a few multiple choice questions i have to answer about it.