What does of plymouth plantation reveal about the determination of both the pilgrims and the ship's officers and crew to complete the journey to the new world?
a. the pilgrims wanted to turn back partway through the journey, but the ship's officers insisted that they continue.
b. both the pilgrims and the ship's crew considered turning back when the beam broke, but together they decided to continue.
c. neither the pilgrims nor the ship's crew ever considered turning back, despite the damage to the ship and the dangers of the journey.
d. the pilgrims never wavered in their determination to complete the journey, though the ship's crew wanted to turn back when the beam broke.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?