Answer the following Question
The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us From Tales of Freedom (Reading):
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Questions:
In the middle of paragraph 3, the narrator says, “Then something strange happened.” Citing evidence from the text, explain what happened. How does what occurred affect the narrator’s feelings?
In paragraph 6, the narrator asks, “Did we who were eating feel guilty?” How does he respond to his own question? What does the way he answers tell you about him? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
How did you react to the last line of the poem, “It had been a dreamy day of rich sunlight”? Do you think it is consistent with the tone of the rest of the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
What is the meaning of the word insurrection as it is used in the text? Write best definition here, along with a brief explanation of how you arrived at its meaning.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sumptuous as it is used in “The Mysterious Anxiety of Them and Us.” Write definition of sumptuous here, along with those words or phrases from the text that helped most. Then check a dictionary to confirm your understanding.
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