Based on the last paragraph of the excerpt, what is likely to happen next in the story?

He was trapped. The ground had suddenly given way, and Ryan found himself in a muddy pit, fifteen feet deep. For a minute or so, as his eyes adjusted themselves to the darkness of the pit, his breaths came in short, panic-stricken gasps. His attempts to climb out of the pit were short-lived, and he let himself slump to the dirty ground. “I shouldn’t have eaten those mushrooms," he thought. "This is what happens when I go out without telling the wardens." They won't even be able to hear his calls this far into the forest. The trees were quiet, the only sounds were those of the crickets, celebrating their freedom, but Ryan knew that the forest wasn’t safe at night.

He had lain still for perhaps an hour or more, when he first became conscious of the sound of rustling grass. He heard an animal snuffling the ground around the mouth of the pit. He froze for a moment, then started wildly hunting around for anything that could be used as a weapon.

Just as he found a root the length of his arm, he heard a deep, chilling growl that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand straight.

A:Ryan lies down to rest.

B:Ryan calls the wardens for help.

C:Ryan decides to go home.

D:Ryan is attacked by the beast.

D

Explanation:

There is suspense throughout this passage and this foreshadows the arrival of something. A growl suggests a beast. The statement "Ryan knew the forest wasn't safe at night" only further proves the answer is D.

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D

Explanation:

I think it's D because the boy seem frighten and heard a loud noise so that could be him getting attacked by the beast, I believe.

answer: third

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)