Candice: (brushing her hair furiously) I don't care if Shiela is prettier than me. Beauty doesn't mean anything. I'm not
even going to try anymore, I swear.
She checks her appearance in the mirror,
Shakes her head,
and gets out a compact. She starts applying make-up.
Which statement most accurately describes the message of this passage?

A. It develops an explicit theme to desire to please others is stronger than rational beliefs

B. It develops an implicit theme that sometimes the desire to please others i stronger than rational beliefs

C. It develops an implicit theme that being beautiful it the most important thing in the world

D. It develops an explicit theme that being beautiful is the most important thing in the world

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”

Which from of the moderifier best completes the sentence of the 10 students? malcolm did on the quiz. best more better bestest better