With which of these statements would the “Point” author most likely agree? a Friends and family will likely not have an opinion about your plans after high school. b People often prefer their friends in a new town to their old friends. c Friends and family might not push you to become independent. d Moving away might cause you to lose touch with old family and friends.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically:

Matt is writing a literary analysis essay on shakespeare's use of foreshadowing in act 1 scene 1 of richard 3. which lines in this excerpt from that scene can he use as textual evidence in his essay?