1. during the victorian age, it was said that “the sun never sets on the british empire.” this saying most likely referred to :
the technological advancements of the industrial revolution.
great britain’s acquisition of colonies around the world.
2. charles darwin’s book on the origin of the species caused many in victorian society to return to the idea that truth would be found by exploring personal experience.
true
false
3. during the victorian era, the number of working class citizens in great britain increased.
true
false

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”