Read this excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill. Proud to be the bearer of astonishing news, I run back. "Daddy! There's a tree in the sitting room!" I expect my father to spring from his chair, alarmed, and rush to the sitting room. Instead, my parents laugh. They explain about Christmas trees and decorations. Oh. Is that all? A Christmas tree is interesting, but I am disappointed. A tree slipping into the house at night had appealed to me. I want my father to charge into the sitting room to save us all from the intruder. Based on this excerpt, the reader can reasonably infer that the narrator is

Based on part two of trifles, which of the following images most reinforces the them of loneliness that exists throughout the play?

What is the first thing you should do when writing a thesis? a. find supporting evidence c. determine your reasons b. determine your position d. investigate why you have a position select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine