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Ellen was known for having diverse talents; she ran a successful flower shop and repaired cars in her spare time. Her talents were

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common and boring common and boring

different and varied different and varied

artistic and intellectual

repetitive and predictable

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The butcher unsheathed his knife and began cutting the meat. By “unsheathed,” we mean that he:

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placed it into a wooden knife block

sharpened it with a whetstone

set it down on a table

removed it from a protective case

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In the poem "The Tropics in New York," in lines 6–8, where does the speaker envision the fruit to be?

…of fruit-trees laden by low-singing rills,

And dewy dawns, and mystical skies

In benediction over nun-like hills.”

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on trees

at a church

in a kitchen

at a fair

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In “The Tropics in New York,” the speaker remembers the homeland’s skies as being

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blocked by skyscrapers.

forever cloudy.

dusky gray.

mystical blue.

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Which line from “The Tropics in New York” tells you the speaker is not in the tropics when the poem is written?

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“Bananas ripe and green, and ginger-root”

Set in the window, bringing memories”

“In benediction over nun-like hills.”

“I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.”

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When a person gives a benediction at a meal, he or she is giving a

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compliment to the cook

serving the meat

blessing over the food

serving the dessert

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When a person gazes at a piece of art, they are

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looking intently

staring into space

closing their eyes

looking away

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In “Mother to Son”, Langston Hughes most likely uses words like I’se, climbin’, kinder, and ain’t because of all of the following EXCEPT

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He wants to create a lyrical, rhythmic quality

He wants to convey the dialect and essence of the time period

He uses contractions that mirror everyday speech to help the reader relate to the character.

He wants to portray the Mother as an African-American from a rural area who is most likely uneducated

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In “Mother to Son”, which poetic device does Langston Hughes use and why?

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He uses similes to compare life’s hardships to ordinary, everyday things

He uses a metaphor to compare life to a staircase

He uses an extended metaphor to compare life’s hardships and successes to a staircase

He uses hyperbole because everybody knows that life is a lot different than a staircase

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In “Mother to Son”, “tacks” most likely represents

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Something that hurt us physically

Small obstacles that we don’t necessarily see coming and can slow us down or cause harm

Small obstacles that can be easily overcome

Events in life which are emotionally painful

The word diverse means different and varied. This is further supported by the fact that she runs a flower shop and repairs cars. These two activities are very different from each other.

2. removed it from a protective case

Since the action after unsheathing the knife is cutting the meat, we know that any answer that means he put the knife down is simply not correct. Even though he may have sharpened it before cutting, this is not correct either.

3. on trees

He is speaking in a nostalgic tone remembering the fruit trees from his past while he sees them in the store window.

4. mystical blue

In the poem the speaker says, "mystical blue skies" when he speaks of his homeland.

5. "Set in the window, bringing memories"

We know that what comes next is the description of what he remembers, not where he currently is. While the action of him turning and weeping shows that he is sad, the line doesn't actually show us why.

6. blessing over the food

A benediction is a blessing. The root word /ben/ means good so the definition should have something to do with goodness or appreciation.

7. looking intently

To gaze at something means to look at it intently. You also often aren't looking AT something when you stare into space, close your eyes, or look away.

8. He wants to create a lyrical, rhythmic quality

These words aren't used to create a lyrical, rhythmic quality. They are solely used for characterization and setting. These all show the time period, dialect, and character of his mother.

9. He uses an extended metaphor to compare life’s hardships and successes to a staircase

An extended metaphor is a comparison between two things carried through the entire poem. Hughes introduces the metaphor in the first line and then describes the image of the stair. He carries the metaphor all the way through when he repeats the line "Life for me ain't no crystal stair."

10. Small obstacles that we don’t necessarily see coming and can slow us down or cause harm

This the best answer tacks are small and can cause harm. We might not see them because they are small and they can slow us down. We get past them but they're still obstacles.