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.
connection.
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
the prejudice against her race
being outperformed by Henry Reed
dropping out of school in the eighth grade
the prejudice against her race
Susan’s mother refused to buy her more candy, so Susan walked away sullenly.
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Responses
happily
relieved
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
strange
hurtful
imagined