Lydia has reread a paragraph several times and still does not understand what is happening in the story. Lydia should try to

use a strategy, such as making a mental picture of the paragraph’s events.
keep going until she gets to the end of the entire book.
reread the paragraph three more times.
ask herself, “Does this make sense?”

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics that he could do something so contemptible was hard to believe a. worthy of respect b. deserving to be despised c. amazing d. amusing

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians