Based on this excerpt, which word best describes Paul's father?
Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 1.
My daddy was true to his word too. More than one time
he saw me with a busted lip or a bruised eye, but he
showed me no sympathy. He just looked at me and
said, "See you didn't stop it yet." After a while, though,
he said, "Paul, you don't stop this soon, those boys are
going to kill you."
O unsure
O insistent
O careless
O indifferent

What is a hyperbole in the book messenger

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?

The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because rama