Dots Vein Story Out Level Question 7
Which choice BEST states how Ruthie's and Spencer's points of view
are different at first?
Ruthie thinks their dad will hate
the plant. Spencer thinks he'll like
it.
When I got home from soccer, I went straight to Spencer's
room. His face was one big beaming smile.
"Take a look." He pointed to a square box on his desk.
I picked up the box, but it felt empty. When I opened the top
and peered inside, I saw a twig or something lying on the
bottom. It looked like a leggy green insect. No blossoms. No
pot. Not even any soil!
Ruthie thinks the plant cost too
much. Spencer thinks it's worth
the money
"Is this it?" I hissed at Spencer.
Ruthie thinks the plant will die
without soil. Spencer is sure it
will live.
Spence's face fell, but he quickly recovered. He started
babbling excitedly. "Dad's gonna think this is so cool! It's an
air plant, see? It doesn't need any dirt. You just hang it from
a string!"
Ruthie thinks the plant is really
an insect. Spencer is sure it's a
plant
"Great-like a big ugly spider!" I snapped, and stormed out
of his room, slamming the door.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds. beyond the pit stood the little wedge of people with the white flag at its apex, arrested by these phenomena, a little knot of small vertical black shapes upon the black ground. as the green smoke arose, their faces flashed out pallid green, and faded again as it vanished. then slowly the hissing passed into a humming, into a long, loud, droning noise. slowly a humped shape rose out of the pit, and the ghost of a beam of light seemed to flicker out from it. forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. it was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. it was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire. then, by the light of their own destruction, i saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run. which options accurately describe how the author develops the plot in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction decreases the tension in the plot because the narrator is simply standing by. the narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction keeps the tension steadily increasing as the narrator comes to realize the men are being killed. the narrator is distracted by his own observations of the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he doesn't react as quickly as he should when the men are killed, thus extending the tension in the plot. the narrator is attentive to the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he immediately understands what has happened when the men are killed, increasing the tension in the plot.

Titinius.] why didst thou send me forth, brave cassius? did i not meet thy friends, and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory, and bid me give it thee? didst thou not hear their shouts? alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! but hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. thy brutus bid me give it thee, and i will do his bidding. brutus, come apace, and see how i regarded caius cassius. by your leave, gods,—this is a roman’s part: come, cassius’ sword, and find titinius’ heart. which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? a. power corrupts those who achieve it. b victory has a high cost for both sides of a conflict. c. loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. d. people in power cannot recognize success.

Which stage immediately follows the rising action?