Read the excerpt below from the novel the wild things by dave eggers and answer the question that follows. his sister claire was fourteen, almost fifteen, and was no longer interested in max, not on a consistent basis at least. . she had adopted a tone of perpetual dissatisfaction and annoyance with everything max did, and with most things that existed in the world. source: eggers, dave. the wild things. new york: random house, 2009. google books. web. 10 may 2011. what type of characterization is used in the excerpt to reveal claire’s character traits? indirect direct both direct and indirect neither direct nor indirect

Which of the following questions could you ask in a discussion on vacation destinations to establish common ground?

If chopin were your music teacher, what techniques would he probably expect you to develop and practice? use details and information from the passage to explain your answer.

Item 7 shakespeare often puts the audience in a situation where they know more than one of the characters does. how does shakespeare increase the tension in the four-lovers story line by giving the audience information that one or more of the characters does not have? the audience knows that hermia’s father really approves of lysander and there is no need for hermia and lysander to run away. this knowledge builds tension because the audience wonders if hermia and lysander’s relationship will survive a night in the woods. the audience knows that helena really hates hermia and wants to hurt her. this knowledge builds tension when helena tells demetrius of hermia’s plan to run away because the audience wonders if hermia will be caught and punished. the audience knows that lysander and demetrius are under the spell, but helena and hermia do not. this knowledge builds tension and makes the audience eager to see what will happen next. the audience knows that oberon is observing the lovers, but the lovers do not know. this knowledge builds tension because oberon falls in love with helena and decides to become a human so he can marry her.