Which of the following statements is a fact?
a. many teens enjoy visiting the mall after school.
b. there are too many shoe stores at the mall.
c. shopping is every teenager’s favorite activity.
d. the only reason people like malls is the air conditioning.
read the passage.
benjamin franklin was an inventor, a scientist, a writer, and a diplomat. a practical man, franklin devoted himself to improving everyday life. his boundless imagination led to inventions still in use today, such as bifocal glasses, the odometer, and the lightning rod. perhaps franklin’s greatest invention, however, was himself. he demonstrated that a poor american could educate himself and become a famous citizen of the world.
what is the author’s view of benjamin franklin?
negative
neutral
positive

mrs. wright was trapped in her marriage, and could not escape it

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel