I Ask my Mother to Sing Fish Cheeks Both women have begun to cry. But neither stops her sung. For Christmas /prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose. Both quotations use language that conveys a sense of - a. Inner turmoil
b. Stubborness
C. Guilt
d. Exaggerated self-confidence ​

In 150 words, explain what northup (in twelve years a slave) could have done to prevent being kidnapped by hamilton and brown.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Which of the following describes the structure of this excerpt best? a. free verse b. sonnet c. ballad d. blank verse