You have read “The Journal of Hannah Smalls” and The Runaway Quilt, two passages about enslaved people who have run away. Using details from both texts, write an essay that analyzes the points of view of both narrators. In your essay, be sure to consider how the similarities and differences between each narrator’s point of view impacts the way the passages are told. Write a well-organized, text-dependent response. Be sure to save time to edit and review your work for complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, and appropriate language.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.