Read the following excerpt from the story “everyday use.”

"well," i say. "dee."
"no, mama," she says. "not 'dee,' wangero leewanika kemanjo! "
"what happened to 'dee'? " i wanted to know.
"she's dead," wangero said. "i couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me."
"you know as well as me you was named after your aunt dicie," i said.

what do these lines reveal about dee and mama? what ambiguity and irony do you see in these lines? give examples from the text to support your views.

Read the following passage: sari couldn't believe her bad luck. she had locked her keys in the car. to add fuel to the fire, her cell phone was in the locked car, and she was late for a very important meeting. she knocked on her neighbor's door so that she could ask to use his phone, but he was not not home. what was she to do? what role does the idiom in the passage serve? a. it shows that sari has incredibly bad luck when it comes to work.b. it shows that sari's neighbor was not home either.c. it shows that sari locked her keys in the car.d. it shows that sari's situation was worse than it seemed at first.

Because genetics is now progressing so rapidly, it is revolutionizing medical research. identify the subordinate clause in the sentence. a) is now progressing b) is now progressing so rapidly c) it is revolutionizing medical research d)

How do the excerpt and diagram complement one another?