K12 6th grade 5.05 Quiz: On the Outside Looking in 2 answer key



Read the excerpt from "The Difficult Path."

"Can you read these?" Tianyi asked me.

I nodded.

She looked at me, her eyes sparkling with an inner fire. “Teach me,” she said, “and you can stay."

So I did.


Answer: It reveals the resolution of the story when Lingi is valued for her ability to read.



In "A Difficult Path," how does the author convey Mrs. Li's viewpoint that it would be nearly impossible to find a wife for her son?


Answer: Bisi explains that Mrs. Li purchased Lingsi as a bride for her son because she knows no one else will have him.




How does Teacher's opinion regarding Lingsi's education change in "The Difficult Path"?



Answer: He becomes proud of her accomplishments in education.




I made one last desperate effort to make my mother see reason: “Father will be very angry. You know that he wants us to speak good English.” My mother, of course, ignored me as she dressed my little brother in his playclothes.

What does this excerpt illustrate about the narrator's mother?




Answer: She will not allow the narrator to use guilt to make her change her mind about going to school.





What does Cofer use to symbolize a lack of freedom in "Primary Lessons"?


Answer: color coding on the island