(1) A community of nuns living in the Bronx faced a problem when their dog died. (2) There was too much tar and
concrete in the Bronx for easy burial, so the nuns decided to put their old German shepherd in a big suitcase. (3) They
would take their beloved pet to a convent in Yonkers, New York, where there was land enough for a decent burial. (4)
Two of the sisters lugged the heavy suitcase to the subway (5) At the station a courteous man helped the women in the
brown Franciscan habits to lift the load onto the train. (6) On the crowded train two passengers gave up their seats to the
sisters, and the kind man took a position with the suitcase not far behind them (7) All seemed to be going well until they
arrived at their stop, when a big surprise awaited them. (8) Their suitcase was gone, obviously stolen by the man, who
was not so nice after all. (9) Happily, their surprise was not the only surprise of the day
1. The primary purpose of this passage is to
a inform
b. persuade
c. entertain

Each main point should be noted in an outline as a roman numeral o a capital letter a number 1 any of the above none of the above

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.