NEED HELP In the book Before We Were Free: 1. Mami tells Anita, "No flies fly into a closed mouth. What does this mean?

2. What does Anita realize about the "car accident" involving The Butterflies?

3. Whose name does Anita draw in the Secret Santa
game? Why is Secret Santa cancelled?

4. What is an embargo? What main country has recently joined the embargo against the Dominican Republic? What effects have the embargo had on some of the characters in this story?

5. Anita overhears her father say on the phone, We're waiting for Mr. Smith's tennis shoes" and the response, 'They'll be at Wimpy's." What do you think about this conversation?

6. What does Papi think the solution is for the poor kids of his country? Why does Mami hush Papi when he reveals his opinions about political matters?

7. Why does it take so long to receive or send a letter
in the Dominican Republic? What does this say about the leadership of the country?

8. What does Anita see at Tio Toni's casita late in the night of Nochebuena?

30 points! : ) also! question number two! analyze the connection mlk makes between the emancipation proclamation and the current situation african americans were experiencing. a; martin luther king was speaking about the need to free african americans from slavery, just like abraham lincoln did years ago. b; martin luther king makes the point that 100 years after slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation, they are not truly free due to continued segregation. c; martin luther king thought life was going very well for african americans, and no further action needed to be taken. he showed extreme gratitude to abraham lincoln. d; martin luther king expressed extreme anger towards abraham lincoln for not ending segregation.

Grammar: sequence of verp tenses quiz active the is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time. simple past past perfect perfect progressive past perfect progressive

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.