The point in the story at which the characters are forced to act is called the . point of no return. turning point.

Ineed . (1) chimpanzees, skillful tool-users, use several objects found in their environment as tools. (2) first of all, they use sticks. (3) they have been seen inserting carefully trimmed sticks into termite mounds and then withdrawing the sticks and eating the termites that cling to them; they also are known to use sticks to steal honey from beehives. (4) in addition, chimps use leaves in a variety of ingenious ways. (5) for example, they have been seen rolling leaves into cones to use as drinking cups, dampening them and using them to clean their bodies, and chewing them until they can serve as sponges. (6) finally, chimpanzees have been observed using stones to crack open nuts. 1. in general, the major details of this paragraph are a. ways chimpanzees learn to use objects as tools. b. reasons chimpanzees use objects as tools. c. examples of objects that chimpanzees use as tools. d. ingenious ways that chimpanzees use leaves.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

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?