ASSESSMENT QUESTION still I rise* common lit 5. What can the reader infer about the speaker from their conversation
with the audience?
A The speaker is amused by people who do not realize what their life
is really like.
B The speaker is tired of having to explain why they act the way they
do.
C The speaker has had many people try to shake their confidence.
D The speaker has tried to forget the past but knows they can't.

C The speaker has had many people try to shake their confidence.

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question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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