. (a) Explain what the text says explicitly. Reread paragraphs 1 and 2 of the excerpt from Silent Spring. Explain what the author is telling the reader about the town she’s describing. Cite at least two details from the text to support your response. (3 points) (b) Explain an inference you can draw from the text. Reread paragraph 7 of the excerpt from Silent Spring. What can you infer that the “white granular powder” is? Support your inference using at least two details from the text and background knowledge. (3 points)

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage