Read the excerpt from chapter 11 of The Awakening. Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to
feel again the realities pressing into her soul. The physical need for sleep began to overtake her; the exuberance
which had sustained and exalted her spirit left her helpless and yielding to the conditions which crowded her in.
Which best states the literal meaning of the excerpt?
O Edna began to realize once again the inescapable facts of her life.
O Edna began to realize she was silly to stay up so late into the night.
O Edna began to realize it was possible for her to achieve her dreams.
O Edna began to realize she could rest knowing that all was well and good.

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.