Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.

SMALLEST CHILD [MOURNFULLY]: Don’t go, Annie, to her.

ANNIE [HER ARM AROUND HER]: Sarah, dear. I don’t want to go.

SMALLEST CHILD: Then why are you going?

ANNIE [GENTLY]: Because I’m a big girl now, and big girls have to earn a living.

Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?

a.) Annie explains her reasons for leaving and taking a job, and then the girls beg her to reconsider.
b.) One of the girls encourages Annie to stay, and Annie explains that it is time for her to begin working.
c.) One of the girls is overly emotional and unable to say good-bye, so Annie explains the situation.
d.) Annie tells the girls that she must take the teaching job, because the Perkins School has too many students.

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

This excerpt is repeated several times. what effect does this repetition have on the epic

The room was gaudy with its leather couch and purple walls