Read the excerpt from Get On Out of Here, Philip Hall written by Bette Greene. “HALT!” shouted a voice with unquestionable authority. Then there was a crack of gunfire. Sheriff Miller rushed to the middle of the street to wave back one of the runners. It was Bonnie. Why? Confused, she stood for long moments in the middle of Main Street watching Jordan Jones zip around the first corner. Then at last she obeyed the sheriff’s command to return to the starting line.

1. Your answer should be written in paragraph form. Explain the setting and what is happening in this passage. Use text evidence to prove your answer. I

1if katina that the first day of her internship at harper and associates would be so disastrous, she would have called in sick. she'd chosen her clothes carefully that morning: katina had dressed in black slacks, a white shirt, a vibrant turquoise jacket, and matching turquoise shoes to create a youthful but professional look. on the bus ride to work, someone had bumped katina's arm, and she'd spilled her coffee down the front of her shirt. unfortunately, the jacket couldn't hide the stain, and katina knew that the senior partners had noticed it when they'd introduced themselves. 2 one of the third-year associates, greg, had shown katina around the office and explained her responsibilities. then, he'd taken her to the copy room, handed her an enormous box of legal briefs, and told her to start making copies. just when she'd almost finished, greg had returned to tell her that he actually needed two copies of every file. after lunch, greg had katina start filing the copies. she'd been filing for an hour when greg informed her that she'd put the files in the incorrect order. katina could only hope that tomorrow would be a better day. how does the author reveal katina's initial excitement about her internship? a) by showing how katina responds to conflict b) by describing how katina felt at the end of the day c) by showing how katina interacts with other characters d) by describing how katina selected her clothes with care