Instructions: select the correct answer. "talking wrong" is an essay about author patricia smith's mother's move from alabama to chicago and her attempt to speak standard english when she gets there. based on the following excerpt, how does smith feel when she hears her mother's original, customary language? when my mama talks, the sound is flat and broad and wild with unexpected flowers, like fields in alabama. exhilarated ashamed complacent comforted

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

The pilgrims are at in the beginning of the prologue.

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 6 (excerpt) what does tom do to get sid’s attention? a) tom lies in bed as he tries to think of an excuse to miss school b) tom knocks a book on the floor to wake sid up c) tom tells sid that he is suffering from an infected toe and a loose tooth d) tom groans and says, “ when i’m gone…”, so sid will call for aunt polly’s how does sid react to tom as he pretends to die? a) so it becomes anxious and asks if tom is dying b) sid knows tom is faking but joins in with tom’s game c) sid takes tom seriously and makes a list of tom’s valuables d) sid knows tom is a lying and immediately runs to tell aunt polly