Read the lines from langston hughes’s poem "i, too, sing america." besides, they’ll see how beautiful i am and be ashamed— how do the lines advance a sense of cultural nationalism? they make european americans feel ashamed of their heritage. they cause african americans to question whether they want to be part of the nation of the united states. they promote the idea of african americans acquiring wealth and beautiful material goods. they encourage african americans to feel positive about themselves and their heritage.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

What is dialogue? a. conversations that takes place between characters b. directions left by the playwright on a script c. instructions that indicate actors' stage positions d. the props that represent a play's physical location

Boss: oh no! that’s the phone again! secretary: blank boss: . a. shall i take it? b. will you answer it? c. can you do me a favor? d. may i hang it up?