What are the conflicts in this story? How do Barrett's actions move the plot forward? What does Barrett's response to the conflict tell you about his character? Barrett has been invited to attend an important baseball camp over the summer, but his mother, who works two jobs to support the family, tells him that they simply don't have the money to send him. Barrett is devastated, but he won't give up on his dream and decides to start mowing lawns to earn the money himself. He goes to the Mitchells' house first and knocks on the door. His teammate Kai answers, and he is not happy to see Barrett. Kai plays ball on Barrett's team, but he has not been invited to the summer camp and is still upset. Barrett wishes Kai's sister, Charise, or his father had answered the door. At least they would be reasonable. Barrett presses on anyway and offers his lawn-mowing services to Kai. Kai snickers and says they don't need their lawn cut. Barrett looks at the Mitchells' overgrown front lawn and knows Kai is lying, but he shrugs his shoulders and leaves to visit the next house. There are plenty of houses on his street; he'll earn that money somehow.

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.