5 points In "Bread," which quote best supports the idea that in western culture,
food-symbolized by bread-is plentiful?
"You don't have to imagine it, it's right here in the kitchen, on the breadboard, in its
plastic bag lying beside the bread knife."
O "You open the bag, pull back the wrapper, cut yourself a slice."
"Some of the honey runs out onto your fingers and you lick it off."
"Occasionally you make bread."

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?