Read this excerpt from A Night To Remember “It’s all right, little girl,” called Dan Marvin to his new bride; “you go and i’ll stay a while.” He blew her a kiss as she entered the boat.

Which central idea from the text is supported by the details in the excerpt?

a) husbands put their wives’ safety before their own

b) both husbands and wives perform heroic deeds

c) both husbands and wives experience overpowering fear

d) wives often face the same danger that their husbands do

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s "i have a dream” speech. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california. but not only that: let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi. from every mountainside, let freedom ring. the most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to share his knowledge of american geography. compare northern and southern destinations. remind listeners about small-town accountability. encourage listeners to envision freedom everywhere.

Which of these excerpts is most clearly an example of narrative poetry? a. “in xanadu did kubla khan/a stately pleasure dome decree…” b. “and all that’s best of dark and bright/meet in her aspect and her eyes…” c. “who can contemplate fame through clouds unfold/the star which rises…” d. “one shade the more, one ray the less/had half impaired the nameless grace…”

Do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.