In “Hanging Fire,” the recurring line “and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed” creates the feeling of
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confidence.
confidence.
connection.
connection.
isolation.
isolation.
poverty.
isolation.
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
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growing up in the South
growing up in the South
the prejudice against her race
the prejudice against her race
being outperformed by Henry Reed
being outperformed by Henry Reed
dropping out of school in the eighth grade
the prejudice against her race
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
Susan’s mother refused to buy her more candy, so Susan walked away sullenly.
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happily
happily
relieved
relieved
resentfully
resentfully
surprised
resentfully
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
The ugliness they left was palpable.
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able to be felt
able to be felt
strange
strange
hurtful
hurtful
imagined
able to be felt
Narguesse, in My Forbidden Face, starts a rebellion among the women. What kept the guards from killing her?
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Her brother testified in her defense.
Her brother testified in her defense.
The company vouched for her helping build profits.
The company vouched for her helping build profits.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
They punished her by beating her and pushing her into barbed wire.
They punished her by beating her and pushing her into barbed wire.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
To determine the answer to this question, we need to analyze the line "and momma's in the bedroom with the door closed" in the poem "Hanging Fire" and understand how it contributes to the overall feeling or mood created by the author.
In the context of the poem, the recurrent line expresses a sense of isolation. The mention of the mother being in the bedroom with the door closed suggests a separation or disconnection between the speaker (presumably a child) and their mother. This line indicates that the speaker's mother is emotionally unavailable or distant, which contributes to the feeling of isolation.
Thus, the correct answer is isolation.