Item 3 Read the passage.

A Moving Experience

How does Jasmin's learning about the riposo influence the text?

A.) It introduces Jasmin to an appealing part of Italian culture and makes her begin to relax.

B.) It puzzles Jasmin because the term is in Italian, and the custom is different from what she has known.

C.) It makes her eager to try a riposo and to base her opinion of Italian culture on that experience.

D.) It makes Jasmin more critical of Italian culture and contrasts her further with Delwyn.

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war.b. america’s history of international involvement.c. a new kind of threat to american security.d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

Whats the best lie you told and got away with?

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia