I stayed in a Best Western hotel the night before the Old Timers game, which reminded me of my playing days and the road trips we took. I couldn’t sleep. I wondered how many people would be in the ballpark. I wondered if I could even make contact with the pitch. At 5:30AM, I got out of bed to try some stretching. The red light on my phone was blinking. I called the front desk. It rang at least 20 times. From For One More Day, by Mitch Albom

Which answer choice below best describes the events of this passage?

a
A young ball player is getting ready for a game with his new team, the Old Timers.
b
A retired ball player is nervous about how he will perform and whether anyone will even care.
c
A professional athlete fears he may have missed an important phone call.
d
A sports agent is trying to get into a celebrity “old timer” ball tournament and he is anxiously awaiting a phone call to invite him.

Reread paragraph 1 of “welcome to ‘rise of the knights.’” which word from the paragraph does not create a tone of enthusiasm?

Indicate which statement best summarizes how john proctor feels toward the reverend parris based on his statenents of him in the crucible.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.