Answer the questions related to short stories in your unit. Each answer should be 2 + paragraphs long. “The Man to Send Rainclouds”
1. The season of the year in which a story takes place is sometimes an important part of the story's setting. At what time of year does this story take place? How is the season important to the story? (5 points)

2. What evidence in the story suggests that the Laguna move in two worlds- the world of the Christian workers and that of their traditional culture? What does this story suggest lies at "the heart of the matter" for the Laguna characters? (5 points)

Choose one of the other readings from the unit (“The Harvest,” “I Explain a Few Things,” “The Space,” or “My Aunt Gold Teeth”) and describe how culture and/or setting affect the theme of the story/poem. Your response should be 3-4 paragraphs long and provide examples from the text. (10 points)

Padma has written a paper on the effects of the black death, a plague that struck europe in 1347 and killed millions of people. she focused on three major results of the plague: • a smaller population after the plague led to higher wages and greater independence for workers. • the power of the catholic church weakened because so many members had died and others had lost their faith. • a lack of farm workers led more people to raise livestock rather than planting crops, changing the european diet. read her conclusion: it does not seem right to say that an experience as horrifying as the black death had any “good” sides. still, the changes that followed the plague improved the lives of peasants. people who had previously lived in poverty, forced to work for a single employer, now had higher wages and the freedom to change jobs. even so, the continent had been devastated and would take many years to recover. which statement best evaluates her conclusion? a. the conclusion effectively summarizes all the writer’s main points. b. the conclusion is engaging, but it introduces an unnecessary new idea. c. the conclusion is engaging, but only summarizes one of the writer’s points. d. the conclusion is engaging but it does not summarize any of the writer’s main points.

It’s ok to use materials without referencing them as long as they’re paraphrased in your own words. a. false b. true c. sometimes d. depends

John enjoys watching crime shows and his best subject in school was chemistry. what might be a go.od career for him to explore?