Select the details that indicate perseverance. You may choose more than one correct answer. August always looks at people’s shoes so that he does not have to see their faces.
August listens to his mom and does what she asks, even though he is angry with her.
August agrees to tour the school and interact with other students, even though he will likely be stared at and teased.
August asks questions about the school even though he is really nervous and uncomfortable about being there.
August dislikes the way Jul ian talks to him and realizes that he is a mean kid.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings