Which statement best describes how the story's plot influences the narrator in "Homesick”? Andrea's comments about boys pressure the narrator to alter her view of her new school.
Analyzing the passengers on the ship allows the narrator to understand Andrea's interest in boys.
Hearing that there are no boys on the ship makes the narrator feel more comfortable.
Andrea's desire to find boys on the ship causes the narrator to have a more positive opinion of boys.

Hich statement offers the best comparison of the two poems? where have you gone." i am a black woman.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

In "i know why the caged bird sings," how doesmarguerite's reaction to oppression differ from the reactionof the caged bird? •she refuses to dress nicely for mrs. flowers.•she refuses to leave the house.•she refuses to eat mrs. flowers's cookies.•she refuses to speak to anyone.