7. PART A: Which of the following best explains the
meaning and significance of the poem quoted after
paragraph 179?
A The poem describes a man dying in a foreign place,
just as the crewmen have died at sea.
B The poem describes a soldier dying for a cause, in
contrast to the ship suddenly sinking and the four
survivors stranded in the ocean.
C The poem describes a man dying alone, which is how
the correspondent feels even though he is
surrounded by three other men.
D The poem describes a soldier dying, the meaning and
impact of which never occurred to the
correspondent before being himself confronted with
the possibility of death.

Book- The Open Boat

Read this excerpt from "we shall overcome." hundreds of thousands of people sang them. but sometimes, it was one lone person with a guitar. they sang in segregated bus stations, picket lines, freedom marches, concert stadiums, city squares, and videos. when injustice of oppression threatens, people sing protest songs to proclaim their resistance, publicize their cause, and encourage hope for a better future, based on this excerpt as an introductory paragraph, which of the following would you expect to read about in the article? different groups of people who were oppressed the ways that music brings diverse groups of people together similarities between historical movements that provided rights for groups of people different song styles throughout specific historical events

Grammar: sequence of verp tenses quiz active the is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time. simple past past perfect perfect progressive past perfect progressive

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable