Read the excerpt from "daughter of invention". "iya, ya! " she waved them out of her room at last. "there is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure." what does laura’s attempt at trying to use an english idiom reveal about her character? she is very careful about the way she uses the english language. she is hesitant to speak english most of the time. she is eager to try english phrases and expressions. she prefers to speak in spanish, rather than english.

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?