I’ve packed my galoshes
and three packets of tomato seeds. denise calls them
love apples. my father says where we’re going
they won’t grow.
read the excerpt from “mericans.”
she’s so busy taking junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and keeks.
“hey, michele, keeks. you guys want gum? ”
“but you speak english! ”
“yeah,” my brother says, “we’re mericans.”
which of the statements best describes both excerpts?
okita uses the tomato, a food native to the americas, to highlight the speaker’s american identity, while cisneros uses the english language to give her characters an american identity.
the writers use bleak imagery to convey the sense of isolation they feel from their respective cultures.
the speaker of okita’s poem feels a sense of loss at the prospect of being moved from her home, while the speaker of cisneros’s short story longs to leave her current location and return to america.
the american identity of both speakers is highly questionable, as they frequently refer to their foreign identities.

1. in "the legend of sleepy hollow," how does his habit of reading frightening tales in the afternoon affect ichabod crane? a. it makes him fall asleep next to the brook by his schoolhouse. b. it makes him think about creating scary stories of his own. c. it makes him nervous and fearful at night. d. it makes him that there is no danger in sleepy hollow. 2. in "the legend of sleepy hollow," how does brom bones feel when he sees ichabod crane dancing with katrina van tassel at the party? a. relieved b. bored c. confused d. jealous 3. in "the legend of sleepy hollow," what happens to ichabod crane after he leaves the party? a. he is challenged to a duel by brom bones. b. he is fired from his job and asked to leave sleepy hollow. c. he is married to katrina van tassel and they live happily ever after. d. he is chased by someone he believes to be the headless horseman. 4. how do the villagers react to rip van winkle when he first returns to town after disappearing for 20 years? a. they are kind to him. b. they ignore him. c. they are suspicious of him. d. they celebrate him as a hero. 5. which best describes rip van winkle? a. he's smart, funny, and generous, but he's also spiteful. b. he's sweet, romantic, and handsome, but he's also impatient. c. he's simple, good-natured, and well-liked, but he's also lazy. d. he's old, wise, and friendly, but he also has a short temper 6. which best describes "rip van winkle"? a. it is an american epic. b. it is a true story. c. it is a ballad. d. it is an american legend. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

What is the speaker telling the grecian urn in these lines from “ode on a grecian urn”? he wishes the urn could talk so he could hear its stories. he knows the urn will still be around for others to see after he is dead. he fears that when he gets old, the urn will suffer because nobody else will take care of it. he wishes the people frozen on the urn could warm up and come to life.

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