Which part of this excerpt suggests that "Hakim-a-barber" belonged to a different religion from the speaker and her family?Everyday Useby Alice Walker (excerpt)We sat down to eat and right away he said he didn't eat collards and pork was unclean. Wangero, though, went on through the chitlins and corn bread, the greens and everything else. She talked a blue streak over the sweet potatoes. Everything delighted her. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the table when we couldn't afford to buy chairs.

In these excerpts, which cultural theme do both authors explore? Wangero, though, went on through the chitlins and corn bread, the greens and everything else. She talked a blue streak over the sweet potatoes. Everything delighted her.(Alice Walker, "Everyday Use")My mother, in a cheerful mood that evening, decided to cook a big pot of khichuri . . ., and for a change your mother insisted on helping, standing in the kitchen deep-frying pieces of potato and cauliflower.(Jhumpa Lahiri, "Once in a Lifetime") A. Family is an essential part of many cultures. B. Helpfulness is a universal value across the world. C. Many cultures celebrate a unique type of food. D. Certain national cultures are characterized by particular religions. E. Many cultures take offense if food that is offered is refused.

Which of the following best explains why the author brings up the example of the Sikh migrant cutting his hair before coming to England as a way of supporting her argument that the experiences of South Asian and European immigrants to Britain were “poles apart”?

Question 10 of 10In the excerpt you read from Mukharji's A Visit to Europe, what assumption did the older village woman make about India?A.Indians did not marry.B.People in India raise pigs.C.Indians could not understand English.D.Everyone there knew each other.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A boy stood before the kitchen glass combing his hair. He combed slowly and painstakingly, arranging his brown hair in a smooth hillock over his forehead. He did not seem to pay any attention to the conversation. “Sammy, did you know father was goin' to build a new barn?” asked the girl. The boy combed assiduously. “Sammy!” He turned, and showed a face like his father's under his smooth crest of hair. “Yes, I s'pose I did,” he said, reluctantly. –“The Revolt of Mother,” Mary E. Wilkins Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the phrase "smooth hillock." Write one to three sentences explaining your definition and the context clue that helped you.

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