Is the passage of dialogue written correctly or incorrectly?

"why won't the cat eat? " tom said worriedly.
"she could be sick," mom replied.
"i was afraid of that," tom said. "she hasn't been herself for a few days," he added.
"i'll call the veterinarian," promised mom.

a. correctly
b. incorrectly

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. nice town, y'know what i mean? nobody very remarkable ever come out of it, s'far as we know. the earliest tombstones in the cemetery up there on the mountain say 1670-1680-they're grovers and cartwrights and gibbses and herseys-same names as are around here now. in at least one hundred words, discuss the significance of the stage manager's narration in our town. analyze the text in terms of its tone, word choice, and meaning. what purpose does this narration serve in the play?

From the life cycle of a plastic bottle, what is the best definition for the word “toxin”?