Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. DON
(picking up the cue)
Sure. That's the kind of thing -like sun spots. They raise cane with radio reception all over the world. And this thing
being so close - why there's no telling the sort of stuff t can do.
(he wets his lips, smiles nervously)
Go ahead, Charlie. You and Steve go into town and see if that isnt what's causing it all.
What do the stage directions tell the reader about Don's feelings?
O He feels threatened by Steve and Charlie.
O He may be more worried about the flash than he is admitting.
O He is confident about the cause of the power outage.
O He knows that Tommy is right but is keeping his feelings a secret.
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Susan wants to communicate with julia. arrange the steps of the communication process in the correct order. 1. susan realizes that she would be able to best convey her business plan through an email. 2. julia receives the email. 3. susan drafts an email including all the necessary details of the business plan and sends it across to julia. 4. julia sends an email back to susan summarizing what she understood and stating that she liked susan’s business plan. 5. susan thinks of a business plan that she wants to share with julia. 6. julia reads and understands the business plan that susan wants to share.

Read the sentences. i absolutely detest when people interrupt others who are speaking. it shows a lack of good manners and consideration for the thoughts and words of others. many people need to listen more and talk less. why did the author most likely choose to use the word detest as opposed to the word "dislike"? to more strongly convey his feelings about those who interrupt to more strongly illustrate his solution to stop those who interrupt to more accurately describe how he wants the reader to react to more accurately create a visual of those who interrupt others

Usatestprep 1) how might an article with the same information as this passage be used for a different purpose by a different author? a) the author of the new article might be celebrating the great variety and richness of the english language. b) the author of the new article might be demonstrating how travel affects the integration of new words into a language. c) the author of the new article might be trying to educate readers about how many foreign words are in the english language. d) the author of the new article might be arguing that the english language is being corrupted by the influence of foreign languages. reactivate 2) from steal this book, by abbie hoffman pay phones you can make a local 10 cent call for 2 cents by spitting on the pennies and dropping them in the nickel slot. as soon as they are about to hit the trigger mechanism, bang the coin-return button. another way is to spin the pennies counter-clockwise into the nickel slot. hold the penny in the slot with your finger and snap it spinning with a key or other flat object. both systems take a certain knack, but once you've perfected the technique, you'll always have it in your survival kit. if two cents is too much, how about a call for 1 penny? cut a 1/4 strip off the telephone book cover. insert the cardboard strip into the dime slot as far as it will go. drop a penny in the nickel slot until it catches in the mechanism (spinning will ). then slowly pull the strip out until you hear the dial tone. in the first paragraph of "steal this book," the term "technique" can best be defined as a) style of clothing b) necessary routine c) emotional control d) method of movement 3) which word or phrase from this article would a reader most likely be able to define without knowing the language from which it derived? a) parka b) regatta c) flamenco d) bon chance 4) which of these is true about the phrase bon chance? a) it means “good luck.” b) it means “boat race.” c) it comes from germany. d) it comes from england. 5) from steal this book, by abbie hoffman pay phones you can make a local 10 cent call for 2 cents by spitting on the pennies and dropping them in the nickel slot. as soon as they are about to hit the trigger mechanism, bang the coin-return button. another way is to spin the pennies counter-clockwise into the nickel slot. hold the penny in the slot with your finger and snap it spinning with a key or other flat object. both systems take a certain knack, but once you've perfected the technique, you'll always have it in your survival kit. if two cents is too much, how about a call for 1 penny? cut a 1/4 strip off the telephone book cover. insert the cardboard strip into the dime slot as far as it will go. drop a penny in the nickel slot until it catches in the mechanism (spinning will ). then slowly pull the strip out until you hear the dial tone. the tricks discussed in this passage from steal this book would not be of any if a) you have no dimes, only pennies. b) you have no pennies, only quarters. c) you have only two pennies. d) you have only one penny. 6)