1. part a: which of the following sentences best represents the central idea from “a quilt of a country”, by anna quindlen?
a) we must show tolerance to those around us because no matter where they come
from, once they are here, we are all americans.
b) it is more important to keep your individualism because, in the face of tragedy, it’s every man for themselves.
c) america, though made up of vastly diverse cultures, can gain unity through tragic events such as 9/11, just as americans joined together against enemies in the past.
d) america is a great nation that is great because its citizens come from so many different places cultures.

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Read this sentence:somebody save the smoke! the nomadic tribes move to a new location each season. which word provides a clue to the meaning of nomadic? new season move location

Read the excerpt from ernest hemingway’s “soldier's home.” his father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. the car always stood outside the first national bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. now, after the war, it was still the same car. nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. how does hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of krebs? it emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, krebs has changed. it illustrates that krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. it demonstrates that krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. it reveals that krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.