Consider other perspectives: how might the American experience depicted in this poem differ from that of immigrants, or of African-Americans (remember, slavery was abolished in 1865 – 5 years after this poem was published)?

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

What is the pourpose of the quotation marks in this sentence above? to show what maria said . to show how maria felt. to show what maria thought. to show how maria said it.

Compare and contrast dorothy parker’s responses from her interview in the  paris review  with the dialogue of her main character in "agreement in black and white". write an essay that explains how the two are similar and different. use evidence from both texts to support your opinions. tho