Read the excerpt from a short story The Sonoran Desert route was his favorite. His friends were surprised he could endure the solitude of it, but
he cherished the barren miles. Today he'd passed a mile of verbena in full bloom, followed by ten miles with
nothing but sagebrush. The next leg promísed cliffs, and he loved to imagine scaling them as he traversed the
desolate highway. In fact, one was rising in the distance, and the highway would bear right around it. He
looked down to cool the temperature, looked up again, and stared. The grill of a tractor trailer, in his lane, was
bearing down upon him.
How does the excerpt exemplify the ideas King describes in "Danse Macabre"?
O Itallows readers to approach a "forbidden door"
O It provides a single powerful spectacle" for the imagination's eye.
O It forces readers to "grapple" with their own mortality
O It introduces an unlikely "dancing partner."

Read the thesis statement below and answer the question that follows. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved?

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.

What is the purpose of this public service announcement? to encourage people to donate to recycling programs to encourage people to join recycling advocacy group