Read the following sentences. the news report was exciting. a flash mob in costumes had ridden bicycles through town. which of the following correctly combines these two sentences into a complex sentence? a. the news report was exciting; a flash mob in costumes had ridden bicycles through town. b. the news report was exciting, for a flash mob in costumes had ridden bicycles through town. c. the news report was exciting because a flash mob in costumes had ridden bicycles through town. d. the news report was exciting, a flash mob in costumes had ridden bicycles through town.

In the reading, i know why the caged bird sings, marguerite views mrs. flowers as a larger than life personality. which quote from the text most strongly supports how marguerite views mrs. flowers? question 18 options: a) “i’ll accept no excuse if you return a book to me that has been badly handled.” b) “you see, i had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat.” c) “there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.” d) “somehow i had never connected mrs. flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.”