The old-timer on sulphur creek was right, he thought in the moment of controlled despair that ensued: after fifty below, a man should travel with a partner. he beat his hands, but failed in exciting any sensation. suddenly he bared both hands, removing the mittens with his teeth. he caught the whole bunch between the heels of his hands. his arm-muscles not being frozen enabled him to press the hand-heels tightly against the matches.
what can you infer about the man from the evidence in this passage from "to build a fire"?
a. he takes the gloves off of his frozen hands with his teeth.
b. he is unable to beat any sensation into his frozen hands.
c. he wishes that he had listened to the old man's advice.
d. he says the old-timer on sulphur creek was right.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

What are two goals of feminist literary criticism? select two options. to focus exclusively on female authors and female characters to explore restrictions placed on female characters in patriarchal societies to explore emotional rather than political or historical aspects of literature to evaluate the work of female authors who may be unappreciated to evaluate why female authors are morally superior to male authors

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.