RL.9-10.1
Key Ideas and Details
Read the excerpt from We the Animals. Then answer the prompt.
In this excerpt, the narrator describes the loyal and heartfelt relationship he had with his
brothers and father. Which of the following examples from the text best represents their
closeness?
A. “My brothers and I, the three of us, stood in the entrance to the kitchen, laughing, eager
to join in, but waiting for our cue." (paragraph 2)
B. "Paps turned the stereo even louder, so loud that if I screamed no one would have heard
me."(paragraph 3)
C. "We moved like robots, stiff and angled, not even smiling." (paragraph 8)
D. “ 'This is your heritage,' he said, as if from this dance we could know about his own
childhood ..." (paragraph 14)

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?

Choose two context clues to the meaning of the word sloth