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Can someone please help me with this?! I have been stuck on it for weeks and just want to get it over with. :(

3.  Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. 
Brian did not mind missing work; the wages he earned were a pittance.
(1 point)
large bonus
small amount
waste of time
distraction from school
4.  Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. 
You extinguish them all; send them to the hospital.
(1 point)
excite
turn on
quench
deliver
5.  Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
It is fun to see the children become disoriented when they are trying to hit a piñata blindfolded.
(1 point)
angry
confused
exhausted
6.  In the poem “Mexicans Begin Jogging,” why does the speaker run when the  immigration officers raid the factory where he works?
(1 point)
He’s not a legal U.S. citizen.
He’s terrified that his boss will fire him if he does not.
He’s afraid of his fellow workers finding out he’s not an illegal like them.
His boss tells him to run, and he is on his boss’s time.
7.  Which quote from “Hip­Hop Planet” describes the author’s feelings about unequal distribution
of wealth amongst populations?
(1 point)
“Today, 2 percent of the Earth’s adult population owns more than 50 percent of its 
household wealth, and indigenous cultures are swallowed with the rapidity of a teenager 
gobbling a bag of potato chips.”
“The rap artists come and go, but the conditions that produced them linger."
“The long history is that spoken­word music made its way here on slave ships from West
Africa centuries ago.”
“It’s unlikely that the Last Poets ever dreamed the revolution they sang of would take the
form it has.”
8.  Why does the author use a comparison to our national anthem in “Hip­Hop Planet”? (1 point)
to compare the historical context over the two genres of music
to show how far music has progressed over the years
to highlight the internal conflict he feels over his love­hate relationship with rap music
to better express the message that rap music conveys
9.  According to McBride, the author of "Hip­Hop Planet," the roots of hip­hop music began in
(1 point)
West Africa centuries ago.
a 19th­century slave ship.
the streets of Harlem.
Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
10.  Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
I began to worry about my grandmother when I noticed how gaunt she had become eating the
nursing home food.
(1 point)
distracted
pale
thin
unsure

Answer 1

None of the words are italiced, but based on context:

3. A pittance is a small amount.

4. To extinguish is to quench.

5. Disoriented means confused.

6. D. The speaker runs because, despite being an American citizen, his boss tells him to run and he was "on his time".

7. A. “Today, 2 percent of the Earth’s adult population owns more than 50 percent of its household wealth, and indigenous cultures are swallowed with the rapidity of a teenager gobbling a bag of potato chips.”

8. C. He uses the comparison to highlight the internal conflict he feels over his love-­hate relationship with rap music, since both rap music and The Star-Spangled Banner speak postively of violence.

9. The roots of hip-hop go back to West Africa, but it was born in the streets of Harlem and the Bronx.

10. Gaunt means thin.

Answer 2

I don't see any of the words being italicized.
3. Small amount. Since Brian didn't mind missing work, that answer choice is the most reasonable.
4. Quite unsure on this one.. but I think the best answer is quench.
5. I'm going to assume that the word "disoriented" is being italicized. The answer would be confused.
8. To show how far music has progressed over the years
9. West Africa
10. Once again, assuming that the word "gaunt" is being italicized.. the answer is thin.



I apologize that I couldn't #6 and a few others. The reason why is because I've never read "Mexicans Begin Jogging" and I'm uncertain on the rest.