Read the excerpt from "The Wedding Night" and answer the questions that follow. My dear Genevieve, you ask me to tell you about my wedding journey. How do you think I dare? Ah! Sly one,
who had nothing to tell me, who even allowed me to guess at nothing-but there! nothing from nothing!.
Wait! I take courage from writing, and have decided to tell you all. But promise me not to laugh too much. And
do not expect a comedy. It is a drama.
How does the author use tone to set the time and place of his story? How would the tone be different if writing about
similar events today? Then pick one sentence and rewrite it as if you were writing about a terrifying or humiliating night
to your friend. Your response should be at least one hundred words.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

What role does the element of motivation play in performances? a. it makes characters more relatable. b. it uses characters to enhance setting. c. it reveals characters’ weaknesses. d. it guides characters’ actions.

How does bill safire depict mankind in his proposed speech? 1.adventurous and greedy 2.adventurous and determined 3.daring and invasive 4.timid and wary of loss