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read the excerpt below and answer the question.
a deserted, waiting, empty street, and the courtroom was packed with people. a steaming summer night was no different from a winter morning.
in the excerpt above, scout is evoking
a. the burning of miss maudie's house
b. the filling of the tree with cement
c. the shooting of the rabid dog
d. the death of a mockingbird

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?