Read the excerpt from "To Save a Turtle." There was only one kind of work Brenda was going to do. It was her work as a law enforcement officer, not a volunteer. She would be watching Quentin Hawkins. The last piece of the puzzle had dropped into place when Quentin had offered to take the midnight shift.

Which statement best summarizes the excerpt?

a)Brenda is a volunteer and a law enforcement officer.
b)Brenda wants to volunteer for the midnight shift.
c)Brenda decides that she needs to watch Quentin.
d)Brenda follows Quentin as he goes to serve his shift.

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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?