1. read these sentences from paragraph 7. “mahailey and i will never be quite up-to-date, ralph. we’re old-fashioned, and i don’t know but you’d better let us be.” which idea is conveyed through these sentences?
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people often resist change.
some people enjoy hard work.
one must be persistent to be persuasive.
advances in technology yield positive results.
2. which sentence from the passage is an example of the author’s use of imagery?
“his eyebrows and long lashes were a pale corn-colour—made his blue eyes seem lighter than they were, and, he thought, gave a look of shyness and weakness to the upper part of his face.”
“the household slept late on sunday morning; even mahailey did not get up until seven.”
“he was the chief mechanic of the wheeler farm, and when the farm implements and the automobiles did not give him enough to do, he went to town and bought machines for the house.”
“mrs. wheeler sometimes said it was wonderful, how much ralph would take from claude.”
3. based on the passage, which statement is most likely true about claude and ralph wheeler?
claude relies on others, but ralph is independent.
claude enjoys his family, but ralph is restless to escape.
claude is the harder worker, but ralph is the favored son.
claude takes all the credit, but ralph is the responsible one.
4. which character in the passage most strongly represents the theme of the inevitability of modernization?
claude
ralph
mahailey
mrs. wheeler
5. the writing style in this passage can best be described as
informal and direct.
flowery and eloquent.
humorous and carefree.
serious and informative.
6. read this sentence from paragraph 10. -- "you really oughtn’t to load mother up with things like this, ralph," he exclaimed fretfully. -- based on paragraph 10, what does the phrase "to load mother up" mean?
force mother to carry heavy items
shower mother with enjoyable gifts
mother finish her chores quicker
give mother more than she can handle

Ihave to write a narrative poem for an english assignment, but i cant come up with any topics/ideas for the poem. any topics?

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Can i get it's due read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. the metaphor in lines 3-4 suggest what about the mother? question 1 options: that the speaker's mother was a big, tough woman that the speaker's mother died before she should have that the speaker's mother did not leave anything to her child when she passed away that the speaker's mother was strong and brave < this is what i think the answer is. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money the speaker places a high value on the item the speaker never wears the brooch the speaker feels it could be easily replaced the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which line from stanza 2 supports the answer the the previous question? (how does the speaker feel about the brooch the mother passed down to child? ) question 3 options: the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more yet, it is something i could spare. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which item does the speaker admire and value the most that the mother possessed? question 4 options: courage a rock golden brooch granite the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. what is the theme of this poem? question 5 options: be careful what you wish for. some people do not get a good inheritance from their parents familial love is the most valuable thing honorable qualities can be more valuable than expensive items.