Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. in “everything that rises must converge,” how does julian's mother develop in the course of the story? after being frustrated by her son's disrespect for a long time, she finally expresses her sense of being treated unfairly. after the disaster of her interaction with the boy and his mother, julian's mother is able to step back from her selfishness and accept the changing world around her. although she is faced with much evidence to the contrary, she continues to believe that she is a kindly, gracious person who treats everyone equally. through a series of confrontations with her son and others, her innocence is threatened and she is physically and mentally shattered.

Choose the correct answer. 1 our team will win / will be winning the championship this year. 2 jane has trained harder than everybody and she is going to win / will have won the race next week. 3 by next week we will have finished / will finish watching the series. 4 you will do / will be doing the environment good by recycling. 5 by the time i am eighteen i will have finished / will be finishing secondary school. 6 i am going to be / will be being in better shape because i bought a bicycle. 1 i have decided that i will go work / am going to work as a volunteer at an animal rescue centre. 2 the flight arrives / will arrive in paris at ten. 3 if they continue the good work they will have saved / will be saving all of the tortoises by the weekend. 4 you will probably be / are going to be probably tired when you finish the work. 5 ‘the phone is ringing’. ‘i will get / am going to get it’. 6 i will go / am going to the italian restaurant tonight with janet. complete the sentences with will, going to, the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 i hope mary (not be) late tomorrow. 2 the schedule says that the bus (leave) at 3.00 tomorrow. 3 look at those clouds – it (snow). 4 i (meet) jim at the cinema at 9 o’clock. 5 i (have) a party on saturday – it’s all arranged. 6 i joined a gym and i (get) in shape for summer.