Read the paragraphs.

Sage and Stella were having a blast at the dog park. The minute they arrived, they took turns fetching the ball that their owner threw for them. They played chase with other dogs and even did the doggie obstacle course a few times. They loved wrestling, running, and jumping around without their leashes to hold them back. It made their owner happy to see the dogs having so much fun, but the day wasn’t over yet!
(?) ,the owner loaded the dogs into the car and headed for the bank. The attendant at the drive-through window there always had dog treats for Sage and Stella.

Select the revision a writer should make to the second paragraph to best clarify the order of events.

A) After the park
B) For the last time
C) Meanwhile
D) The next day

Read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's the great gatsbyin the ditch beside the road, right side up, but violentlyshorn of one wheel, rested a new coupé which had leftgatsby's drive not two minutes before. the sharp jut of awall accounted for the detachment of the wheel, whichwas now getting considerable attention from half a dozencurious chauffeurs. however, as they had left their carsblocking the road, a harsh, discordant din from those in therear had been audible for some time, and added to thealready violent confusion of the scene. which statement provides the best analysis of the symbolism in thepassage? a. the phrase "discordant din" echoes the theme of disillusionment. b. the words "violent confusion" convey the abandonment of theamerican dreamc. the cars suggest the carelessness and recklessness of the upperclassd. the ditch represents the moral decay that was occurring inamerica at the time.