In the short story "Araby," written in 1914 by the Irish writer James Joyce, a young boy describes his life on a Dublin
street where he lives with his aunt and uncle
Excerpt from "Araby"
by James Joyce
Review the underlined phrases in the first
paragraph of the passage, on pages 1 and 2.
... When the short days of winter came dusk
fell before we had well eaten our dinners.
When we met in the street the houses had
grown sombre. The space of sky above us
was the colour of ever-changing violet and
towards it the lamps of the street lifted their
feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we
played till our bodies glowed, our shouts
echoed in the silent street. The career of our
play brought us through the dark muddy
Janes behind the houses where we
Click the underlined phrase that MOST suggests
the narrator and his friends recognize the
inherent danger of the neighborhood
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Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the first bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced