In "a wolf and little daughter," tension builds each time the wolf asks little daughter to sing her song, because a)readers have heard the song many times and want to know whether the words will be different each time. b)readers understand that the wolf is trying to locate the girl by the sound of her singing so that he can attack her. c)readers have heard the song many times and want to see whether they can learn all the words by heart. d)readers know that the girl will eventually trick the wolf by singing the song so many times that he falls asleep.

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?