How does the pacing of this passage influence the reader's interpretation of the text? Select two options.
A. The fast pacing of the text contributes to a feeling of
suspense
B. The fast pacing highlights exciting events to keep the
reader's attention.
C. The fast pacing indicates that the story is moving
toward a key event in the text.
D. The slow pacing furthers the plot by explaining how
the pigs can read and write.
E. The slow pacing furthers the plot by giving details
about Napoleon and Snowball.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Question 1 of 5 2 points in "how to eat an ice-cream cone," what does the author compare a melting ice cream cone to? o a. a hand grenade b. a runaway train o c. a machine gun o d. an atomic bomb submit

What does the narrator do in this passage to increase suspense and encourage the reader to continue reading