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3. What does Chris' mother mean when she tells Chris
that his dad is "chewing up his words to see how
they taste before he lets them out"? (Paragraph 7).
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O A That Chris' dad wants to make sure he is clear.
OB That Chris' dad is trying not to be mean.
O C That Chris' dad is deciding what to say.
O D That Chris' dad doesn't like what he's about to
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C That Chris' dad is deciding what to say.

Explanation:

The phrase, "chew up on your words" means to make up your mind or to try and make a decision on what to say.

So Chris' father "chewing up on his words to see how they taste before he lets them out" shows that he is ruminating on the words he's about to say and to make a decision about that it. It means he is in deep thought.



1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)