Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job. at that moment, nine-year-old audrey made a decision. she would no longer just attend meetings. somehow, she would act on her own. which of audrey’s character traits is best highlighted in this excerpt? a) her curiosity b) her independence c) her stubbornness d) her cleverness

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Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder. when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information. the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.

The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water made me crave to listen, and i tried to say 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows; but they bent steady to the oars. then perimedes got to his feet, he and eurylochus, and passed more line about, to hold me still. –the odyssey, homer which quotation is correctly formatted using ml. a citation? a. “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows.” (homer 80) b. homer writes, “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows” (80). c. “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows” (homer 77-78). d. homer writes, “i tried to say / 'untie me! ' to the crew, jercing my brows (77-78).”