Efore Manjiro’s father had died, he had taught Manjiro about Bushido, the samurai code of honor. “I wouldn’t be that kind of samurai,” Manjiro said. “I’d be like the noble samurai of old times: heroic warriors who were loyal to their lords, and who studied calligraphy and poetry as well as the art of fighting.”

“We can never go back to Japan, you know,” Goemon said, staring across the sea.

“Why not?”

“The law says, ‘Any person who leaves the country and later returns will be put to death.’ ”

—Heart of a Samurai,
Margi Preus

What evidence in the text indicates that culture affects Manjiro’s life?

His village is far away from the hub of government and power.
The law says that he and his friends can never return to Japan.
Before his father died, he had told Manjiro stories about samurais and what they do.
The loyal and heroic samurai of old times were all gone.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful