"The Winds of Fate" One ship drives east and another drives west
With the selfsame winds that blow. ’Tis the set of the sails
And not of the gales Which tells us the way to go.
Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate,
As we voyage along through life;
’Tis the set of a soul
That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox

What is this poem about?
a. The excitement of a sea voyage.
b. The way a person’s character guides life.
c. The power of the wind on sails.
d. The problems of living everyone encounters.

In “The Winds of Fate,” the poet compares a person’s life to
a. a ship at sea.
b. the wind.
c. a ship’s sails
d. the power of fate.

According to this poem’s first stanza, what determines the direction of a ship? a. The sea
b. The soul
c. The sails
d. The wind​

Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.

What does the word subordinate mean in this sentence? the office manager spoke to her subordinate in a cordial tone.

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful