"I went to my room and sat on my bed, staring at the little white envelope that my dad had given me the night
before. It had seemed so incongruous then, just a silly note my dad had
passed to me while I was trying to fall asleep. But now it seemed more
important, in a way. He was on a crazy adventure-what if he didn't come
back? This was a possibility I had not considered at all in the months and
years leading up to his launch, but now it hit me in a very real way." Why
might the author have used the verb "hit" here?
A. to imply that Jason should have treated his dad with more kindness in the months
and years leading up to the launch
B. to hint that Jason's dad is unlikely to return from his "crazy adventure"
C. to convey the force and suddenness of Jason's realization that his dad might not
come back
D. to suggest that Jason slaps his hand on his forehead when he realizes that his dad
may not come back

Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a.m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

What is the best way to manage oil transport on waterways? a. prevent oil spills and regulate the amount of oil that can be shipped at one time.b. use a skimmer, containment boom or chemical dispersant to clean up spilled oil.c. burn off oil spills from the water's surface when they occur.

From part ii of the novel, pick one paragraph in which the author uses semicolons. read over your chosen paragraph and in 200 words, discuss the effect of using semicolons in order to create longer phrases.