Select the correct answer. Jackson watches a movie production of an old classic play he read. He notices that in the movie the audience learns more about the main character's past compared to what readers learn from the play. What benefit could these extra details bring to the movie? A. It would allow the actors to project their lines better. B. It would make the setting more realistic. C. It would help explain the motivation of the lead character. D. It would help the lead character deliver his lines.

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?