Question 1(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(mc)

read this story and then answer the question that follows:

sarah saw them, again. out of the corner of her eye she could see the kids ganging up on the new girl, lara. she was late to her band practice and only had a few minutes to get there. "i barely know her," she muttered to herself as she walked quickly to the car. "i'm sure she can take care of herself." sarah knew this was an important rehearsal and could not miss it. "hurry up," shouted her mom from the driver's seat. sarah threw her guitar in the back seat and slammed the door. "let's go," she said. as they rounded the corner and stopped at the stop sign—her heart racing—sarah looked at her mom. "mom, lara needs our . let's go back."

which of the following is an example of the topic in this story?
friendship
violence
responsibility
music

Which of the following sentences most clearly uses topical organization? a. do you have problems with mosquitoes and gnats? fabulous exterminators can ! b. we've gathered at this conference to discuss three things: poverty, war, and disease. c. killer bees have spread up from south america into mexico and the united states. d. first, gather all the painting supplies you need. next, lay them out on a work bench.

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluative argument? "the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one"a: it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone sharesb. it is based on the writers personal tastec. it is based on faulty assumptiond. none of the above

Read this passage from “the fall of the house of usher.” which element of gothic literature is not obvious in this passage? as if in the superhuman energy of his utterance there had been found the potency of a spell, the huge antique panels to which the speaker pointed threw slowly back, upon the instant, their ponderous and ebony jaws. it was the work of the rushing gust—but then without those doors there did stand the lofty and enshrouded figure of the lady madeline of usher. there was blood upon her white robes, and the evidence of some bitter struggle upon every portion of her emaciated frame. for a moment she remained trembling and reeling to and fro upon the threshold—then, with a low moaning cry, fell heavily inward upon the person of her brother, and in her violent and now final death agonies, bore him to the floor a corpse, and a victim to the terrors he had anticipated. bleak or remote settings supernatural or otherworldly elements macabre or violent incidents strong language full of dangerous meaning