Read this excerpt from king arthur's socks: a comedy in one act.

vivien: i never wanted anything badly enough to cry for it before. but i could cry my heart out for him. i've absolutely no pride left. well—i'm going to have him, that's all. (she throws her cigarette into the grate, and starts to go.)

what do the stage directions reveal about vivien?

a. they suggest vivien’s frustration with her friend.
b. they demonstrate vivien’s carelessness.
c. they illustrate vivien’s flaunting of convention.
d. they emphasize vivien’s adamant decision.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings