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the narrator in the passage speaks from the point of view of - Answer a member of a
community with insight into its people and their experiences
in context, the discussion of "owehzhee" in the second paragraph suggests that the
narrator - Answer understands and sympathizes with shamengwa's attentiveness to his
appearance
the second half of the third paragraph ("when . . . played it") primarily serves to - Answer
explain the impact of a character's performing style
in the fourth paragraph, shamengwa's decision to place his awards "on a triangular
scrap of shelf high in one corner of his house" suggests that he - Answer attaches little
importance to external recognition
which of the following best characterizes the passage as a whole? - Answer a
discussion of a character that provides insights into a defined community
based on details provided in the text, which of the following is most likely the setting for
the passage? - Answer the yard of an old family homestead
the narrator speaks from the point of view of - Answer a member of a close-knit family
whose knowledge is limited by his experiences
toward the end of the first paragraph, the references to what goes on "in one of the
upstairs rooms" and to jim crenfew's "explosive laugh" suggest which of the following
about the narrator? - Answer the past is very vivid to him.
in the first three sentences of the second paragraph ("at such . . . connection"), the
narrator suggests which of the following about himself and his cousins? - Answer they
don't want to disrupt a particular mood.