Read this excerpt from extremely loud and incredibly close. it took me nine hours to make, and i had thought about giving it to sonny, the homeless person who i sometimes see standing outside the alliance française, because he puts me in heavy boots, or maybe to lindy, the neat old woman who volunteers to give tours at the museum of natural history, so i could be something special to her, or even just to someone in a wheelchair. but instead i gave it to mom. she said it was the best gift she'd ever received. which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?

Which of the following identified malala yousafzai’s main claim in the text?

During which stage of the listening process would you pay close attention to verbal and nonverbal signals? taking notes evaluation active involvement preparation

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?