D Read the excerpt from The Land
Based on Paul's description of Cassie, what is the
most likely reason she tells him to handle Mitchell
himself?
Now, my sister was a beautiful girl and I knew even
Mitchell had eyes for her. But Cassie was not only
beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky
She was six years older than I was and pretty much like
a mother hen when it came to me, I knew she'd take
my part. "Cassie, you know 'bout Mitchell?" I asked her.
"Course I know about Mitchell," she answered, "Why're
you letting him beat up on you?"
"I'm not letting himl" 1 exclaimed in outrage. "You
thinking I'm liking him beating up on me?"
"Well, if you're not, you'd better make him stop"
"Well, I'm trying."
O She wants him to learn to behave like someone
older like she is
O She wants him to grow to be smart and tough like
she is
O She wants him to be a mother hen to Mitchell like
she is to him
N
O She wants him to become just a bit arrogant, like
she is
"Well, you'd better try harder."

The most likely reason Cassie tells Paul to handle Mitchel himself comes from the bottom of the excerpt. Cassie clearly shows a longing for Paul to be mature and tough like she is. She wants Paul to stand up for himself.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.