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Question | Answer |
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what is another word for advised | suggested |
high priced pleasure | luxury |
if you moved along quickly you have done this | hustled |
why did marcus carry an address book in his pocket | to find people who could help him |
one way Marcus was like the other immigrants | they both started off with nothing |
what was the reason Marcus was ashmed of being a peddler | because he expected to have a more important job |
who cleans the kitchen floor every time the boarders leave the apt. in the mornign | Mrs. Segal |
those who move from other contries to live here are called | immigrants |
a person who sells small goods to others is a | PEDDLER |
what is the main reason Marcus had never seen a banana in his likfe | because they were not imported into Roaminia |
the most likely reason that marcus traveled to New York alone was | probably because his parents couldn't afford to send anyone else |
i wished i had taken my mothers advise to bring a heavy coat | Marcus |
who took Marcus under his wing and showed him how to move through a crowd to peddle his goods | the man selling the tablecloths |
who chased marcus to aother area where he was tring to sell candy. | the policean |
why did marcus 's momma give him | advice |
after marcus sold out all of his candy,what did he do | he went to eat at a romainian restaurant |
9 years after marcus came to america what did he to | he graduated from college, the university of Missouri |
later in life what ws Marcus's profession | a journalist/writer |
what does it mean to take someone under your wing | to help someone by sharing your own experiences |
Most new immigrants had to struggle to get by. what is this statement an example of | a generalization |
to be on your way means | on your way to being successful |
to elbow your way through | means to push through a crowd |
what did peopl in New york call a new immigrant | a greenhorn |