Read the excerpt from holes.

"you are to dig one hole each day, including saturdays and sundays. each hole must be five feet deep, and five feet across in every direction. your shovel is your measuring stick. breakfast is served at 4: 30."

stanley must have looked surprised, because mr. sir went on to explain that they started early to avoid the hottest part of the day. "no one is going to baby sit you," he added. "the longer it takes you to dig, the longer you will be out in the sun. if you dig up anything interesting, you are to report it to me or any other counselor. when you finish, the rest of the day is yours."

what does this dialogue tell you about mr. sir? hurr

a) that he can be strict
b) that he can be funny
c) that he can be cruel
d) that he can be calm

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.

Describe your passion for sports (100 words or less). required

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.