Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 58. CONTINUED 58.

By this time Steve has reached the group. He stands there defiantly close to them.

CHARLIE

Go ahead, Steve. What kind of "radio set" you workin' on? I never seen it. Neither has anyone else. Who you talk to on that radio set? And who talks to you?

What do the stage directions tell the reader about Steve’s response to the group’s accusations?

He is pretending to agree with the group.
He is frightened by the group’s anger.
He is not afraid to challenge the group.
He is nervous that the group knows the truth.

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested