Select the letter of the item that best defines the italicized word in the sentence.

He must control his rage and not be so bellicose.

a. quarrelsome b. act of resistance

Social Studies Connection: Harriet Tubman once said, "We got to be free or die. And freedom's not bought with dust." What other American heroes would approve with her words? Explain your answers.

How does the orderly-sergeant's sympathetic behavior to the lieutenant reflect the romantic notions Civil War officers had of their role in the war?

Social Studies Connection: Lee describes the relationship between the states and the Union as "a government, not a compact." What are some of the ways in which people, organizations, and governments make compacts with each other?

Social Studies Connection: How might Dunbar have described the situation of African Americans in the past decade? Explain.

Explain the importance of the fact that Aunt Georgiana's husband bought her "a little parlor organ" after fifteen years in Nebraska.

Social Studies Connection: Suppose that you were the editor of a newspaper in Alaska at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. If you knew of this man's sad tale, what might you have written in an editorial about the event?

In the accounts by Reverend Turner and Sojourner Truth, which includes more facts and which contains more opinions? Discuss your answer.

Social Studies Connection: Many writers have paid tribute to Douglass's notions. (a) Why do you think his message strikes such a chord with Americans? (b) In what ways does it reflect the core values on which America was founded?

Psychology Connection: Contemplate the ways in which these characters deal with change and explain other, healthier options.

Answer: Were you surprised by the last line of "Richard. Cory"? Justify.

Answer: Would you have volunteered to fight during the dawn of the Civil War? Why or why not?

Choose from among the independent clauses below to create compound sentence. Use semicolons to join clauses that will form powerful sentence.

Plans of escape rushed through his mind.

An antonym is a word meaning the opposite of another. Choose the correct antonym of the word guile.

a. tranquility; stillness

b. not many

c. elastic; flexible

d. inconspicuous

e. honesty