"about russell" short story questions.

27. during "the greatest kickball game ever," russell
scores the winning point.
leaves with the ball.
causes his team to lose.
starts an argument, ending the game.

28. when rita beats russell at chess, she is amazed that he
congratulates her.
puts the chess set away.
claims he won.
doesn’t wreck the board.

29. why doesn't russell's family find for him once they realize that he is sick?
they are ashamed of him.
they want to accept him as he is

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.