Read the following passage from "paul's case" by willa cather and answer
questions 31–35.

1 when he awoke, it was three o’clock in the afternoon. he bounded
up with a start; half of one of
2his precious days gone already! he spent more than an hour in dressing,
watching every stage of his
3toilet carefully in the mirror. everything was quite perfect; he was
exactly the kind of boy he had always
4wanted to be.
5 when he went downstairs paul took a carriage and drove up fifth
avenue toward the park. the
6snow had somewhat abated; carriages and tradesmen’s wagons were hurrying
soundlessly to and fro
7in the winter twilight; boys in woolen mufflers were shoveling off the
doorsteps; the avenue stages
8made fine spots of color against the white street. here and there on the
corners were stands, with
9whole flower gardens blooming under glass cases, against the sides of
which the snowflakes stuck and
10melted; violets, roses, carnations, lilies of the valley—somehow vastly
more lovely and alluring that
11they blossomed thus unnaturally in the snow. the park itself was a
wonderful stage winterpiece.
12 when he returned, the pause of the twilight had ceased and the
tune of the streets had changed.
13the snow was falling faster, lights streamed from the hotels that reared
their dozen stories fearlessly up
14into the storm, defying the raging atlantic winds. a long, black stream
of carriages poured down the
15avenue, intersected here and there by other streams, tending
horizontally. there were a score of cabs
16about the entrance of his hotel, and his driver had to wait. boys in
livery were running in and out of
17the awning stretched across the sidewalk, up and down the red velvet
carpet laid from the door to the
18street. above, about, within it all was the rumble and roar, the hurry
and toss of thousands of human
19beings as hot for pleasure as himself, and on every side of him towered
the glaring affirmation of the
20omnipotence of wealth.
21 the boy set his teeth and drew his shoulders together in a spasm
of realization; the plot of all
22dramas, the text of all romances, the nerve-stuff of all sensations was
whirling about him like the
23snowflakes.

31. what does the passage suggest about paul’s attitude toward fifth avenue?
(1 point)he had been there often.
he was too young to remember having been there.
he dreamed of being there.
he had avoided going there in the past.

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class