Which statement below best describes how the author’s choices regarding time and structure help advance a theme of the story? (RL.1, RL.5) * A. The author contrasts George’s sociable nature to Winesburg’s unfriendliness to suggest that George will be happier elsewhere.
B. The author highlights the tension between George and his father by having George experience flashbacks about Winesburg while he rests on the train.
C. The author focuses on the many pleasant things about Winesburg in order to emphasize George’s fear about leaving his home.
D. The author adopts a slow pace with few notable events in order to illuminate how quiet life is for George in a town like Winesburg.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Which of the following best demonstrate a strong conflict? a. catherine enjoyed painting, and was able to practice her art every tuesday. b. leanne loved camping, but it was a lot of work. she had to start gathering her supplies weeks before the big trip. c. kate wanted to be a fitness instructor. she worked hard to become a certified aerobics teacher. d. russell knew that if he did not get a good grade on his test, then he would fail the class and not be allowed to graduate.

If you had read the label carefully, you wouldn’t have bought the expired product. what does it means? a. you didn’t buy the expired product because you read the level carefully. b. you didn’t read the label carefully so you bought the expired product.