Read the following paragraph to answer the following question. The sentences are numbered to help you answer the questions. (1) Mardi Gras always falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, so it's held in February or early March (2) At that time of year, you can only hope the weather will be warm. (3) But regardless of the weather, my
tamly tries to go to several parades and at least one costume ball (4) In spite of its reputation for wild times, Mardi Gras week can be fun for the whole family. (5) I think the most exciting time to visit New Orleans is
during Mardi Gras
9. Which sentence most clearly states the writer's opinion?
O A. 4
OB.
O C. 2
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Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the shift in the poem’s rhythm in the last stanza signifies a resolution to the conflict that the poem is a sonnet the speaker’s confusion an irregular rhyme scheme

Which best explains the role that the theme of freedom plays in this excerpt

Write four or five sentences detailing how you will practice active listening and use effective responses the next time you have a conversation with your parents or one of your teachers.