Read this excerpt from act ii, scene iv, of william shakespeare's romeo and juliet:

nurse: now, afore god, i am so vexed, that every part about
me quivers. scurvy knave! pray you, sir, a word:
and as i told you, my young lady bade me inquire you
out; what she bade me say, i will keep to myself:
but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into
a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross
kind of behavior, as they say: for the gentlewoman
is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double
with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered
to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.

romeo: nurse, commend me to thy lady and mistress. i
protest unto thee—

nurse: good heart, and, i' faith, i will tell her as much:
lord, lord, she will be a joyful woman.

what does the excerpt reveal about the character of the nurse?

a) the nurse is loyal to the capulet family and therefore discourages romeo and juliet from falling in love.

b) the nurse is loyal to the montague family and therefore the young lovers get together.

c) the nurse wants to mend the feud between the two families by encouraging the love between romeo and juliet.

d) the nurse believes that romeo and juliet are too young to understand the obstacles they will face in the future.

e) the nurse feels protective of juliet and therefore questions romeo about his intentions toward her.

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.