Read the following passage:
i chuckled out loud as my uchiru projected a facial
expression: its tongue out and its eyes crossed. it's so cute
when it wants to be! suddenly, i realized that the bell had
rung and the class was quiet. i slipped my uchiru into my
pocket before the teacher could notice. "hey! " it called
loudly, "it's dark in here! " oh no, not now! we had just
played together for several minutes. couldn't it go into
sleep mode? i felt my pocket vibrating as the uchiru
expressed its anger. i worried that it might send a signal to
block my computer. how would i do my schoolwork?
which statement best explains how the author conveys the general attitude
of humans toward the uchiru in the world of the story?
she conveys a friendly attitude by illustrating the uchiru's ability to
project expressions.
b. she conveys a respectful attitude by portraying the uchiru as
having an audible voice.
c. she conveys a contemptuous attitude by portraying the uchiru as
small enough to fit in a pocket.
d. she conveys a cautious attitude by showing that the uchiru can be
fun but demanding.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.