Read the following sentence from Kennedy’s speech. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

How does the statement above impact the tone of the address?
A.
It emphasizes the speaker’s passionate tone about the power of the American people.
B.
It supports the speaker’s tranquil tone as he begins his term as president.
C.
It reinforces the speaker’s apathetic tone about the laziness of American people.
D.
It establishes the speaker’s anxious tone as he begins his term as president.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using

Which organizational method does your reading material suggest is particularlyuseful when writing about a place? of importancecause → effect