In the following excerpt from The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, which line alludes to the narrator’s heritage?(At dawn a taxi is called to ferry them through deserted Cambridge streets), up Massachusetts Avenue and past Harvard Yard, to Mount Auburn Hospital. (Ashima registers, answering questions about the frequency and duration of the contractions), as Ashoke fills out the forms. (She is seated in a wheelchair and pushed through the shining, brightly lit corridors), whisked into an elevator more spacious than her kitchen. On the maternity floor she is assigned to a bed by the window, in a room at the end of the hall. (She is asked to remove her Murshidabad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown) that, to her mild embarrassment, only reaches her knees.
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Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's use of evidence in the passage? Paine used empirical evidence to support the claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably. Paine used empirical evidence to support his claim that Howe's Army had decisively defeated the Continental Army. Paine used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably. Paine used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that Howe's Army had decisively defeated the Continental Army.

Which sentence contains an error in the use of end marks or commas? A.
Rain had been forecast; the weather, however, remained perfectly pleasant.

B.
A heavy pack, for example is often more trouble than it is worth.

C.
Isn't that a rather drastic solution, Stella?

D.
She saved the file, turned on the printer, and clicked the command to print.

The theme of the song "Happy "is True happiness come from "_________". What is the theme

Once upon a time, many years ago, a young princess was kept hidden from the world in a magical castle, under the spell of her father. Which statement best explained the relationship between the authors choice to begin the story this way and the effect it has on the reader?

What are propaganda techniques?a. They are lies.
b. They are the methods and approaches used to spread ideas that further a cause—a political, commercial, religious, or civil cause.
c. They are the methods and approaches used to spread ideas that shut down a cause—a political, commercial, religious, or civil cause.
d. They are the truth.

Select the correct adjective form for the following sentence.The _____ part of the whole thing is I don't even remember what I was mad about.
sillier
more sillier
silliest
most silly