"Marigolds" is a story told using flashbacks. It's told by an adult character who looks back on her childhood. What does the narrator learn as she
looks back on some of the decisions she made when she was a young
girl?

Lizabeth learns that marigolds are very rare flowers.

Lizabeth learns that her brother was a bad influence because he blackmailed her into
destroying the flowers.

Lizabeth gains an understanding that Miss Lottie was doing the best with what she
had to make beauty in her world.

The soil in their community wasn't good for growing marigolds

Which of the following sentences most clearly uses topical organization? a. do you have problems with mosquitoes and gnats? fabulous exterminators can ! b. we've gathered at this conference to discuss three things: poverty, war, and disease. c. killer bees have spread up from south america into mexico and the united states. d. first, gather all the painting supplies you need. next, lay them out on a work bench.

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

In “we wear the mask,” which message is conveyed by dunbar’s repetition of the phrase “we wear the mask”?