Read the passage below from “Marigolds” and answer the question. I had indeed lost my mind, for all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst—the great need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation, the bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once, the fear unleashed by my father’s tears. And these feelings combined in one great impulse toward destruction.

What state of mind is revealed by the quote, “all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst.

Bitterness as the narrator realizes the depths of her family’s poverty.
An overflow of anger and resentment towards the narrator’s neglectful parents.
An overwhelming feeling of helplessness caused by the narrator’s new understanding of the world.
Euphoria at the thought of becoming a woman.

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

What role does the element of motivation play in performances? a. it makes characters more relatable. b. it uses characters to enhance setting. c. it reveals characters’ weaknesses. d. it guides characters’ actions.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.