Read this paragraph.

sitting on the porch swing with her eyes closed and her headphones on, ana saw her mother leaning out of the kitchen door. her mom gestured for her to remove her headphones and said, "i'd like you to complete your homework before you begin lounging around this afternoon."

"i just need a break, mom," ana replied.

"there may be time for a break later, but algebra needs your attention now," insisted her mother as she turned and headed inside.

with a deep sigh, ana removed her headphones. she reached for her discarded backpack, wishing she could have just a little unstructured time.

what is the conflict in the excerpt?

a) character versus self
b) character versus character
c) character versus society
d) character versus nature

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

In “we wear the mask,” which message is conveyed by dunbar’s repetition of the phrase “we wear the mask”?

Iwas conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, i felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths." what is meant by the term resolved as it is used in this sentence? a) determined b) questioning c) uneasy d) unsure