English 11 Unit 3 study sync

How does the author mainly show her closeness with Kossula? A. She describes Kossula's house in detail and how she knows whether or not he is home. B. She calls him by his birth name, Kossula. C. She asks Kossula very personal questions. D. Kossula recognizes her immediately.

.B. She calls him by his birth name, Kossula.

Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "'You mean, you mad 'cause she didn't stop and tell us all her business; Anyhow, what you ever know her to do so bad as y'all make out? The worst thing Ah ever knowed her to do was taking a few years offa her age and dat ain't never harmed nobody. Y'all makes me tired.'" B. "'You have to 'scuse me, 'cause Ah'm bound to go take her some supper.'" C. "Pheoby Watson hitched her rocking chair forward before she spoke. D. "''Tain't no use in your tryin' to cloak no ole woman lak Janie Starks, Pheoby, friend or no friend.'"

A. "'You mean, you mad 'cause she didn't stop and tell us all her business; Anyhow, what you ever know her to do so bad as y'all make out? The worst thing Ah ever knowed her to do was taking a few years offa her age and dat ain't never harmed nobody. Y'all makes me tired.'"

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question? A. "I counted slow breaths and was not calm by two hundred; I counted to a thousand." B. "The lantern flicked itself out and the dark poured in. C. "For a few moments, there was a sense of mutual watching, a wait for something definitive, though nothing definitive came, and then the bodiless me stood and circled the cabin." D. "I was vigilant, moving softly in the underbrush, and the palmettos' nails scraped down my body."

A. "I counted slow breaths and was not calm by two hundred; I counted to a thousand."

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "I found Cudjo Lewis full of gleaming, good will." B. "'I been sick in de bed de five month.'" C. "He wanted to know a few things about New York and when I had answered him, he sat silently smoking." D. "There was deep shade under his China-berry tree and all was well."

A. "I found Cudjo Lewis full of gleaming, good will."

Which sentence from paragraphs 23-25 best supports the correct answer to Question 5? A. "I was afraid that Cudjo might go off on a tangent, so I cut in ..." B. "My grandpa, he a great man. I tellee how he go." C. "I want to hear about you and how you lived in Africa." D. "My father's father, you unnerstand me, he a officer of de king."

A. "I was afraid that Cudjo might go off on a tangent, so I cut in ..."

Which of these passages most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "WHEN looking up, I found my fish carried off, though I had thought them safe on the shrubs, just over my head, but their scent, carried to a great distance by the damp noctournal breezes, I suppose were too powerful attractions to resist ..." B. "HOW much easier and more eligible might it have been for him to have leaped upon my breast in the dead of sleep, and torn my throat, which would have instantly deprived me of life ... " C. "PERHAPS it may not be time lost, to rest awhile here, and reflect on the unexpected and unaccountable incident, which however pointed out to me an extraordinary deliverance ..." .D. "I REKINDLED up my sleepy fire, lay in contact the exfoliated smoking brands damp with the dew of heaven."

A. "WHEN looking up, I found my fish carried off, though I had thought them safe on the shrubs, just over my head, but their scent, carried to a great distance by the damp noctournal breezes, I suppose were too powerful attractions to resist ..."

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 6-8)? "Yeah, I got to have somebody stay wid me. I been sick in de bed de five month. I needa somebody hand me some water. So I take dis man and he sleep here and take keer of Cudjo. But I gitee well now."In spite of the recent illness and the fact that his well had fallen in, I found Cudjo Lewis full of gleaming, good will. His garden was planted. There was deep shade under his China-berry tree and all was well.He wanted to know a few things about New York and when I had answered him, he sat silently smoking. Finally, I told him I had come to talk with him. He removed his pipe from his mouth and smiled. A. Despite Kossula's hardships, he lives a seemingly satisfying life. B. Kossula really enjoys gardening C. The author has been to Kossula's house before .D. Kossula is trying to quit smoking.

A. Despite Kossula's hardships, he lives a seemingly satisfying life.

The following passage (paragraphs 13-14) mainly shows that fill in the blank_______. "But didn't you have a God back in Africa?" I asked him.His head dropped between his hands and the tears sprung fresh. Seeing the anguish in his face, I regretted that I had come to worry this captive in a strange land. He read my face and said "Excusee me I cry. I can't help it when I hear de name call. Oh, Lor'. I no see Afficky soil no mo'!" A. Hurston's mentioning of Africa makes Kossula very emotional. B. Kossula is confused easily. C. Kossula wishes he could return to Africa. D. Hurston is not afraid to ask difficult questions.

A. Hurston's mentioning of Africa makes Kossula very emotional.

Which of these inferences about the dew on the grass is most strongly supported by the following passage (paragraph 6)? WHAT a beautiful display of vegetation is here before me! seemingly unlimited in extent and variety; how the dew-drops twinkle and play upon the fight, trembling on the tips of the lucid, green savanna, sparkling as the gem that flames on the turban of the Eastern prince; A. It resembles a jewel on a crown. B. It resembles a fire made by an Eastern prince C. Its tantalizing image has encouraged the writer to camp there in the savanna. D. It twinkles on a field with the most diverse species of grasses on the planet.

A. It resembles a jewel on a crown.

The following passage (paragraph 11) mainly refers to . There had been a weight on us as we played outside, not as if something were actually watching but because of the possibility that something could be watching when we were so far from humanity in all that Florida waste. A. the dangers of being isolated B. the protagonist remembering the outside predator C. how they can hear the sound of the panther nearby D. the close relationship the protagonist has with her children

A. the dangers of being isolated

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question? A. "We watched the circling red-shouldered hawks." B. "Our friend had treated the perimeter of the clearing with panther deterrent, some kind of synthetic superpredator urine, and we felt safe-ish near the cabin. C. "There was a nice solidity to the rain's pounding on the roof, as if the noise were a barrier that nothing could enter, a stay against the looming night." D. "We had seen some scat in the woods on a walk three days earlier, enormous scat, either a bear's or the panther's, but certainly a giant predator's."

B. "Our friend had treated the perimeter of the clearing with panther deterrent, some kind of synthetic superpredator urine, and we felt safe-ish near the cabin.

Which of these best characterizes the use of "they" in the opening lines of the poem? A. The meaning of "they" is impossible to determine with any degree of certainty. B. "They" likely refers to people of earlier generations. C. "They" likely refers to the speaker's parents. D. "They" likely refers to people from ancient times.

B. "They" likely refers to people of earlier generations.

Which of these inferences is best supported by this speech? A. The Fourth of July should become a national day of mourning. B. America has no moral high ground to criticize other nations for violence against their people C. All the prayerful demonstrations in America cannot cover up the hypocrisy of allowing slavery, a crime against humanity D. America is still the best country in the world.

B. America has no moral high ground to criticize other nations for violence against their people

Which of these statements about the writer is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 1)? HAVING agreeably diverted away the intolerable heats of sultry noon in fruitful fragrant groves, with renewed vigour I again resume my sylvan pilgrimage..... A. He is terrified when he encounters the crocodiles B. He is relieved to have escaped the heat of noon C. He regrets having left the fruit groves for the canyon. D. He would have camped along the pass if it hadn't had been for the presence of crocodiles.

B. He is relieved to have escaped the heat of noon

Which of these inferences about the writer is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 7-9)? A. He is rigidly focused on his predetermined routes. B. He is willing to diverge from his predetermined route in order to explore beautiful settings. C. He is determined to navigate all of the inlets of the Great Lake. D. He is obsessed with recording a new species of flora in the Carolinas in order to be remembered.

B. He is willing to diverge from his predetermined route in order to explore beautiful settings.

What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraphs 23-25)? "My father's father, you unnerstand me, he a officer of de king. He don't live in de compound wid us. Wherever de king go, he go, you unnerstand me. De king give him plenty land, and got plenty cows and goats and sheep. Now, dass right. Maybe after while he be a little chief, I doan know. But he die when I was a lil boy. Whut he gointer be later on, dat doan reachee me."My grandpa, he a great man. I tellee how he go."I was afraid that Cudjo might go off on a tangent, so I cut in with, "But Kossula, I want to hear about you and how you lived in Africa." A. Kossula has a lot to say about Africa and his story is going in an unexpected direction B. Hurston is trying to stay in control of Kossula's story C. Kossula loved his grandfather. D. Kossula's father died when Kossula was young.

B. Hurston is trying to stay in control of Kossula's story

How does the use of vernacular help the author better convey Kossula's story? A. Hurston's use of vernacular proves that she is an expert interviewer and listener. B. Hurston's use of vernacular allows the reader to better imagine Kossula's life and experience, making the reader more invested in what he has to say. C. Hurston's use of vernacular makes the reader pay closer attention to the text, keeping them focused. D. Hurston's use of vernacular is meant to show how sad a life Kossula has lived.

B. Hurston's use of vernacular allows the reader to better imagine Kossula's life and experience, making the reader more invested in what he has to say.

What does the following passage most closely suggest about Janie (paragraphs 5-6)? A. Janie is concerned with what others think. B. Janie does not do what society expects. C. Janie thinks she is better than everyone else D. Janie wants to look younger than her age.

B. Janie does not do what society expects.

Which of these inferences about Kossula's family is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 21)? "My people, you unnerstand me, dey ain' got no ivory by de door. When it ivory from de elephant stand by de door, den dat a king, a ruler, you unnerstand me. My father neither his father don't rule nobody. De ole folks dat live two hud'ed year befo' I born don't tell me de father (remote ancestor) rule nobody." A. Kossula's family was a part of a feudal system in which there were kings B. Kossula's family was not of high social standing. C. There is no clear existing history of Kossula's family. D. Kossula's family were mostly farmers.

B. Kossula's family was not of high social standing.

Which of the following best describes the difference between men and women, according to the text? A. Men only wish for achievable things, whereas women tend to wish for unrealistic things B. Men are passive toward their dreams, whereas women work to make their dreams real. C. Men are often secretly scared and self-doubting, whereas women are bold and brave D. Men and women both work hard to make their dreams come to fruition.

B. Men are passive toward their dreams, whereas women work to make their dreams real.

Which of the following inferences about Pheoby is best supported by the text? A. She doesn't have any friends other than Janie. B. She is a loyal friend to Janie C. She wishes she could be as free-spirited as Janie. D. She is naturally impatient with others.

B. She is a loyal friend to Janie

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the fourth paragraph? But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. A. The speaker is jealous of those who celebrate the Fourth of July. B. The speaker says his people have no reason to celebrate the Fourth of July. C. The speaker loves this country right or wrong. D. The speaker wishes he lived in another country.

B. The speaker says his people have no reason to celebrate the Fourth of July.

What is most likely the speaker's reason for including the following series of questions (paragraph 9)? Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? That he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery?... Speaking of it relatively and positively, negatively and affirmatively. To do so, would be to make myself ridiculous, and to offer an insult to your understanding. There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven that does not know that slavery is wrong for him. A. To show that Republicans are not to be taken seriously B. To insist that arguing the wrongfulness of slavery ridicules the person arguing and insults the listener C. To suggest that logic and argumentation are the strongest weapons against slavery D. To show he has a great sense of humor

B. To insist that arguing the wrongfulness of slavery ridicules the person arguing and insults the listener

The following passage (paragraph 8) mainly suggests that A. Janie is intentionally trying to attract the townspeople's attention B. the men are attracted to Janie, while the women are threatened by her C. the townspeople are all jealous of Janie, in one way or another D. Janie will be sexually threatened later on in the story by the men of the town

B. the men are attracted to Janie, while the women are threatened by her

Which of the following passages most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 3? A. "I returned to a stand of pines, / bone-thin phalanx / flanking the roadside, tangle / of understory] B. "I returned / to land's end, the swath of coast / clear cut and buried in sand:" C. "where that old flag still hangs, I return / to Mississippi, state that made a crime / of me—mulatto, half-breed—native / in my native land, this place they'll bury me." D. "palmettos—symbols of victory / or defiance, over and over / marking this vanquished land."

C. "where that old flag still hangs, I return / to Mississippi, state that made a crime / of me—mulatto, half-breed—native / in my native land, this place they'll bury me."

Which of these statements about Bartram's campsite incident is most strongly supported by the following passage (paragraphs 13-17)? A. His stored fish were ignited by his fire when he fell asleep and left the embers unattended. B. He successfully fought off a wolf that was most likely determined to kill him. C. An animal entered his camp and devoured his storage of fish. D. The trader from the earlier-visited lakeside village robbed his camp.

C. An animal entered his camp and devoured his storage of fish.

Which of the following statements might best describe a central theme of the poem? A. Death is inevitable, no matter who you are B. People seem to be very much like plants, in the way they depend on their environment to live and to grow. C. It is complicated to belong to a place where you are told and shown you do not belong. D. The effects of the Civil War on Southerners are still present, over 150 years later.

C. It is complicated to belong to a place where you are told and shown you do not belong.

Which of the following statements best conveys the story's theme(s) of nature? A. Nature works as a consolation allowing humans to see beauty in suffering B. Nature reveals the impermanence of life. C. Nature provides insight into human vulnerability D. Nature doesn't exist in the story's setting.

C. Nature provides insight into human vulnerability

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 7)? And while it's true that my children were endlessly fascinating, two petri dishes growing human cultures, being a mother never had been, and all that seemed assigned by default of gender I would not do because it felt insulting. I would not buy clothes, I would not make dinner, I would not keep schedules, I would not make playdates, never ever. Motherhood meant, for me, that I would take the boys on month long adventures to Europe, teach them to blast off rockets, to swim for glory. A. The protagonist resents her children B. The protagonist does not know how to be a mother because her mother was absent C. The protagonist attempts to redefine the role of a caretaker. D. The protagonist resents her husband for not partaking in the care of their children.

C. The protagonist attempts to redefine the role of a caretaker.

Which of the following selections most closely summarizes the central idea of this speech? A. The speaker is advocating for forgiveness of America for a past tarnished by slavery. B. The speaker is cautioning enslaved people that they should openly celebrate the Fourth of July so as not to make the ruling classes upset. C. The speaker believes the Fourth of July is no day of celebration for the enslaved, and wants America to wake up to her conscience. D. The speaker wants America to make retribution to the sons and daughters of enslaved people.

C. The speaker believes the Fourth of July is no day of celebration for the enslaved, and wants America to wake up to her conscience.

What is most likely the speaker's reason for listing all of the jobs and professions held by African Americans? A. The speaker wants to show how exhausted African Americans are from all their labor. B. The speaker has been employed at one time or another in all of these capacities C. The speaker wants to show that they are every bit as capable. D. The speaker wishes to show the difference between man and animals.

C. The speaker wants to show that they are every bit as capable.

Which of these statements is most closely the central idea of the following passage (paragraph 4)? How harmonious and soothing is this native sylvan music now at still evening! inexpressibly tender are the responsive cooings of the innocent dove, in the fragrant Zanthoxilon groves, and the variable and tuneful warblings of the nonparel; with the more sprightly and elevated strains of the blue linnet and golden icterus. A. The writer wishes that he were, not outdoors, but back in the concert halls of his youth in the city. B. The writer is enchanted by the music of a tribal party heard through the woods. C. The writer is enchanted by the evening birdsong. D. The writer is struggling to identify the birds of the unfamiliar forest.

C. The writer is enchanted by the evening birdsong.

According to the text, which of the following best describes how the townspeople change after they've left work? A. They feel self-conscious and uncomfortable around each other .B. They refuse to gossip outside of work hours C. They feel like themselves again, and freely converse with each other. D. They take off the mule costumes they have to wear at work.

C. They feel like themselves again, and freely converse with each other.

What are the following lines (lines 23-31) most likely intended to illustrate in their juxtaposition? I returned to a country battlefield/where colored troops fought and died—Port Hudson where their bodies.... A. As wars become a part of the distant past, we build roads and buildings over the places where soldiers laid down their lives, and that's disrespectful. B. Port Hudson, Louisiana was the site of a horrible Civil War siege, and the museum there still contains the original flag held by the color guard of the Confederacy. C. Though the black soldiers fought and died and became part of the land, the only things constructed in memorial are designed to pay tribute to the force that opposed those soldiers. D. Death is as natural a part of life as the construction of cities.

C. Though the black soldiers fought and died and became part of the land, the only things constructed in memorial are designed to pay tribute to the force that opposed those soldiers.

The following passage primarily shows that chuck-will's-widow (paragraph 4). * Caprimulgus rufus called chuck-will's-widow, from a fancied resemblance of his notes to these words: they inhabit the maritime parts of Carolina and Florida, and are more than twice the size of the night hawk or whip-poor-will. A. is the largest bird in the seaside regions of Carolina and Florida B. is the only bird in the American South that can imitate human speech C. has a name that echoes the sound of its birdsong D. has plumage that resembles the night hawk's

C. has a name that echoes the sound of its birdsong

The Midnight Zone " is told in the tense, from a point of view. A. present; second-person B. present; third-person C. past; first-person D. past; third-person

C. past; first-person

The people described in the poem could best be characterized as. A. excessively wealthy B. homely C. struggling with money D. scientists

C. struggling with money

Which of these inferences is best supported by the passage below (lines 1-3)? They said to say goodnight/And not goodbye, unplugged/The TV when it rained. They hid A. They were wealthy, since they owned a TV. B. They were very superstitious. C. They were worried about the TV being damaged during thunderstorms D. They learned when it would rain by watching TV.

C.. They were worried about the TV being damaged during thunderstorms

Which of the following lines best supports the answer to Question 7? A. "For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder." B. "We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake." C. "At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed." D. "...the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced."

D. "...the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced."

Which selection from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to Question 5? A. "These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins." B. "It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk." C. "They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs." D. "But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human."

D. "But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human."

Which of these passages most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 5? A. "This delightful spot, planted by nature, is almost an entire grove of Palms" B. "I chose to follow the Eastermost channel of the river to the Great Lake " C. "At evening I arrived at Cedar Point, my former safe and pleasant harbour, at the East cape of the Great Lake ..." D. "I WAS however induced to deviate a little from my intended course, and touch at the inchanting little Isle of Palms."

D. "I WAS however induced to deviate a little from my intended course, and touch at the inchanting little Isle of Palms."

What line in the speech best supports your answer to Question 5? A. "With all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages." B. "That which is inhuman, cannot be divine!" C. "There is blasphemy in the thought." D. "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour."

D. "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour."

Which line from the poem most closely supports the correct answer to Question 3? A. "Even the short ones reached / Certain shelves. Even the skinny / Cooked animals too quick B. "Then another century came. / People like me forgot their names." C. "They'd wake without / An alarm telling them to." D. "They fed / Families with change and wiped / Their kitchens clean."

D. "They fed / Families with change and wiped / Their kitchens clean."

Which of the following inferences about the protagonist is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 65)? At one point, something passed across the woods outside like a shudder, and a hush fell over everything, and the boys and the dog all looked at me and their faces were like pale birds taking flight, but my hearing had mercifully shut off whatever had occasioned such swift terror over all creatures of the earth, save me. A. The protagonist has lost many of her senses. B. The children are scared of how their mother looks. C. The protagonist is vulnerable D. The protagonist is unable to protect her children.

D. The protagonist is unable to protect her children.

What is most likely the poet's reason for pointing out how the vegetation has changed in the place she is walking through at the beginning of the poem? A. To criticize the landscaping design. B. To demonstrate that each plant has a parallel to the birthplace and culture of either her white Canadian father, or her African American mother C. To paint a picture of how the American South looks, in contrast with how other areas of North America look. D. To introduce themes of belonging and not belonging in a place, and of being planted in a place that already has history.

D. To introduce themes of belonging and not belonging in a place, and of being planted in a place that already has history.

The speaker includes the following passage (paragraphs 4-5) most likely to . And let me warn you.."By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yea! We wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." A. compare the song of Babylon to American idealism B. ensure that the listener knows that he has a deep knowledge of Scripture and wants to become a preacher C. use threatening language to make a point D. caution America not to become like Babylon, whose crimes led to its ruin

D. caution America not to become like Babylon, whose crimes led to its ruin

The following passage (paragraph 56) adds to the development of the story mainly by A. introducing the theme of time B. adding complexity to the protagonist's character C. offering an insight into the protagonist's psyche D. intensifying the protagonist's fear

D. intensifying the protagonist's fear

The following passage (paragraph 3) adds to the development of the text mainly by . So the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead. Not the dead of sick and ailing with friends at the pillow and the feet. She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgment. A. introducing Janie and explaining that she has just lost her lover B. suggesting that Janie will be judged forever by the person who died C. foreshadowing that this story is not going to be a happy one D. introducing Janie and suggesting that she has just endured a hardship

D. introducing Janie and suggesting that she has just endured a hardship

Douglass's opinion of the Founding Fathers is that while he does not agree with all their ideas he does think they are great men worthy of respect. This is supported by "The point from which I am compelled to view them is not, certainly, the most favorable; and yet I cannot contemplate their great deeds with less than admiration." However, Douglass feels he cannot celebrate the Fourth of July because slavery still exists in America! Douglass states that people are treated unequally. This is supported by " The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me."

writing response

Janie is a character who is middle aged and leaves with a younger man who is now dead. She comes back to town in a confident way. The community gossips about why Janie has returned- so they don't think highly of her. This is shown by, ""'What she doin coming back here in dem overhalls? Can't she find no dress to put on?... What dat ole forty year ole 'oman doin' wid her hair swingin' down her back lak some young gal?...'""

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The cool breeze and scenes of nature seemed to reinvigorate Bartram. This is supported by "...a brisk and cool breeze steadily and incessantly passing over the clear waters..." and "...while I repose on my sweet and healthy couch of the soft Tillandsi ulnea-adscites..."

writing response

The poem's speaker seems to be the current generation speaking to the past generations. This is supported by, "them, their, and they" which indicates someone of an earlier generation. Furthermore the last line says, "People like me forgot their names." "Me" indicates that the speaker is current.

writing response

The presence of the panther contributes fear to the theme of being isolated. This fear is escalated after her fall where she is even less likely to be able to protect her children. The isolation is supported in the story by, "Safety was twenty miles away and there was a panther between us and there, but also possibly terrible men, sinkholes, alligators, the end of the world."

writing response

The speaker is trying to connect to her mother´s African American heritage. This is because her mother´s family lived in the South picking cotton. However, her connection is supported by ¨whose sweat flecked the cotton plants/ still sewn into our clothes.¨ also supporting this idea is the phrase, ¨hallowed ground.¨

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