Look at your annotations and the notes you made in your notebook. You may have noticed that the narrator feels secure and comfortable in her current situation. Which detail best supports that idea?

Rogue Heart
by Axie Oh (excerpt)

Tonight, the song is a light patter of droplets on the windowpane. I listen for a moment more before turning back to the café, broom in hand. The Alchemy of Dreams lies in the labyrinth of shops surrounding the Moon Court. The proprietors run the shop with their university-bound daughter, TingTing.

I believe at first they hired me out of pity—a girl, just sixteen, who couldn’t understand their language, let alone speak it, who had but the clothes on her back and—according to TingTing—a haunting in her eyes. But after these two years I’ve wedged my way into their hearts. They undoubtedly have in mine.

A few patrons linger at the small, round tables dotting the dim interior, lit with strands of fairy lights. At the back of the café is the counter, beside which stands a small glass case of desserts. The familiar sense of peace settles over me, of being here, alive and safe.

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

2pointsread this passage: "don't worry about me," i said. "i'm not tired at all." oh no, i'm feeling dizzy. this is what they call passing out. don'tdo that. don't pass out. stay upright – stay awake. how does the difference between the character's spoken words and internalthoughts affect the story? oa. it establishes the setting. ob. it introduces a new character. c. it creates dramatic tension. d. it ties up loose ends.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you