Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."
What is the denotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?
Once these disparate parts were held together by a common
enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified
fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was
the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and
distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the
left side of the hyphen-African-American, Mexican-
American, Irish-American-would overwhelm the right.
lines that are drawn when placing blame
areas of defense in times of war
long cracks in the surface of the earth
breaks in modern American Society

Which is best evidence that mary is beginning to change

How you think your hometown would look without electricity? explain in one paragraph

Which passage from the story best shows the author's use of surprise to advance the story? a. i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel b. "oh, god", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out." c. and he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "god in heaven! " he thought. it was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half past, more like quarter to seven. d. one morning, when gregor samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. submit