I wasn't just another athlete being hired by a ball club. We were playing for big stakes. This was the reason Branch Rickey's search had been so exhaustive. The search had spanned the globe and narrowed down to a few candidates, then finally to me. When it looked as though I might be the number-one choice, the investigation of my life, my habits, my reputation, and my character had become an intensified study. What is the author’s purpose for including this paragraph?

to inform readers about Rickey’s thorough selection process
to inform readers about Rickey’s distrust of Robinson
to persuade readers that Robinson is the best athlete in the league
to entertain readers with a story about Robinson and Rickey

What is a major difference between joe and l. v. craig in string? a. one is comical, whereas the other has no sense of humor b. one is sheepish and hesitant, whereas the other is assertive c. one is patient and fair, whereas the other is reckless and wild d. one is scholarly and quiet, whereas the other is crass

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm. by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now. how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down. foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

I’m cruel tribute which characters action most advance the development of the plot?