Question

Soon people will be looking at him and calling him a strong man. No doubt he is for one who has had rickets. Lets give it to him. Lets call him great when the water shall have been all drawn off. Lets build a monument and set it in the ooze where he goes down.

–Cane,
Jean Toomer

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

This use of the word “ooze” adds to the idea that a monument to Rhobert would be
.

This most suggests a
tone in the passage.

Answer 1

This use of the word "ooze" adds to the idea that a monument to Rhobert would be placed in a muddy, swampy or dirty location.

This most suggests a negative or derogatory tone in the passage.