Use context clues to write a definition for each boldfaced idiom. Use a dictionary if you need help.

Nervous and awkward, he always seemed to put his foot in his mouth.

By alluding to President Lincoln in line 11, Kennedy calls particular attention to A his and Lincoln's reputations as eloquent speakers and debaters B the fact that African Americans were still denied freedoms guaranteed 100 years before C his knowledge of the history of race relations in the North and the South D the national discord that resulted from the Civil War

Each of the following images helps support an important theme in this story. Interpret each one. • “Heinz was all alone again, with twenty feet of bar between him and the other two men. It might as well have been a continent.” (lines 167–168) • “They couldn’t kill us, could they, Heinz?” (line 236)

Look back at the notes you took as you read the essay and poem. For each work, which strategy was most useful in helping you understand the ideas and images presented?

Commenting on themes in her poetry, Dove has stated, "Obviously, as a black woman, I am concerned with race.... But certainly not every poem of mine mentions the fact of being black. They are poems about humanity, and sometimes humanity happens to be black." How does this view differ from the sensibility expressed by Gwendolyn Brooks in "Primer for Blacks" on page 1233? Explain your answer, citing evidence from each poet's work.

In a chart, record examples of the stylistic elements that create Cisneros's unique voice. Then choose another prose selection from this unit, and analyze the voice of its author as well. Use your completed chart to explain how Cisneros's voice differs from that of the other writer's.

$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Sentence Type/ Length } & \text { Word Choice } & \text { Tone } \\ \hline \text { Cisneros } & & & \\ \hline \text { Other Writer } & & & \\ \hline \end{array}$$