IS UH COMING YOUR WAY if you just answer these two questions. The first paragraph can be contrasted with the rest of this passage because it

A) introduces the theme.

B) establishes the tone.

C) sets up the flashback.

D) foreshadows the conflict.

What is the purpose of the author's use flashback in “Curriculum Change”?

A) to show that Randall loves to read

B) to describe Randall’s character

C) to explain why Randall hates fourth period English

D) to explain why Randall wants to change the curriculum

Here is the passage

In the hot, stuffy meeting room, cheers and applause broke through the oppressive air. Teachers and faculty members were sitting around several large tables, looking up at Randall with admiration. Randall was relieved that the meeting was over. His thoughts drifted back to the start of the school year.

Randall’s fourth period English class seemed to drag on forever. The assigned reading list his teacher had handed out in the beginning of class was a huge disappointment to this book lover; the curriculum was stale like week-old bread. After analyzing the list at the dinner table, his parents remarked that they had read many of the books assigned to Randall’s class. Teachers were subjecting today’s students to a thirty-year-old reading list! This didn’t make any sense to Randall. Though he understood the value of classical literature, Randall felt that the curriculum needed a better balance of old and new. Randall was a true bookworm, and the bookshelves in his room were overflowing. Some of his favorites were autobiographies of athletes and political figures. The personal stories behind the famous faces always fascinated Randall. He also enjoyed reading stories about adolescents like him because he could relate to the issues they tackled every day: school, family, friends, and other elements of teenage life. Randall found it difficult to relate to the characters in many of the assigned books, which made the reading a chore for him. Randall had always been very disciplined about doing his homework, but when it came to these assigned readings, he often found himself feeling bored and distracted. After several weeks, Randall spoke with his guidance counselor about his frustrations. He explained how he truly believed that a wider variety of reading materials would benefit all of the students in the school. After listening to Randall, his guidance counselor encouraged him to take action. She explained that the best place to advocate for change was the bi-annual curriculum meeting. Teachers and faculty members met twice a year to discuss proposed changes in the curriculum. This would be the ideal place for Randall to state his case. Inspired by his counselor’s advice, Randall pleaded his case in front of the teachers. He argued that if teachers added contemporary books to the curriculum, more students would be excited about their reading assignments. This would stimulate in-class discussions and possibly persuade students to peruse other popular titles in their spare time. Once Randall finished his address, many of the English teachers nodded their heads in agreement. They believed they could easily accommodate Randall’s ideas into their lesson plans. The teachers unanimously voted to implement the curriculum change, and they started discussing which books they would add to the reading list. Randall’s eyes lit up and a huge smile spread across his face. Now, Randall and his classmates could look forward to reading a variety of contemporary books as well as classic novels. From the corner of his eye, Randall saw his friends approaching. They congratulated Randall and told him how excited they were about the curriculum change. As they left the teachers to work on their updated lesson plans, Randall thought about how proud he was of his accomplishment—and for the first time in a long time, he was looking forward to fourth period English class.

Monsters of the deep the ocean is full of mysteries and amazing creatures. since the first sailors left their home shores and set off for adventure, stories have been told of the strange and wondrous beasts encountered on the open ocean. with only glimpses and imagination-enhanced stories to go on, humans have made many an interesting creature into a monster. the truth is, the ocean's scariest creatures inhabit such extreme depths that humans are rarely, if ever, threatened by them. that does not mean they are not the stuff of nightmares. consider, if you will, the following frightful fiends. atlantic hagfish part eel, part sea snake, this sea serpent may have inspired many stories. lacking the scales that most fish have, the hagfish secretes the most amazing slime to protect itself. this slime may be used to suffocate predators. the slime includes small fibers that make it almost impossible to remove. but the hagfish's truly horrific nature lies in what it does to its prey, not its predators. with an excellent sense of smell that compensates for almost total blindness, the hagfish will locate and latch on to a victim. with a circle of razor sharp teeth, the hagfish bores a hole into the side of its now-doomed prey. once the hole is complete, the hagfish just welcomes itself inside for a meal of fish innards. it essentially eats its prey from the inside out. like other deep-sea monsters, however, hagfish are seldom a nuisance to humans. they live most of their lives at depths of up to 5,600 feet. in fact, they prefer a soft sea bottom so they can quickly bury themselves to hide from threats. gulper eel another, more hideous, fiend of the deep is the gulper eel. this creepy critter is part eel and part giant pouch. like a pelican's enormous pouch-shaped mouth, the mouth of the gulper eel can open quite wide to gulp prey. it has a long tail tipped with a glowing organ that is used to lure in prey. in part to its tail, the gulper can reach up to six feet in length. because its tail is so thin, it is not able to pursue prey with any speed, but it can scoop up hundreds of small crustaceans or shrimp in one bite. often swimming through these prey groups with its mouth wide open, its large jaws allow it to feed on squid and other creatures much larger than itself. gulper eels have only been studied because they sometimes get caught in the nets of fishermen. the depths they inhabit make it quite difficult for scientists to study them. they can go as deep as 6,000 feet, well beyond the abilities of humans to pursue them. vampire squid perhaps the most frightening of the deep-sea monsters is also the smallest. the vampire squid reaches lengths of only six inches. it is also one of the most ancient of the deep-sea monsters. scientists believe it to be the last surviving member of its order. to see the vampire squid is to wonder how many kinds of sea creatures have been mashed into this one odd-looking spook. part squid, part octopus, and part fish, the vampire squid has features of all of these. first, it has large fins at the top of its head that look like ears. flapping like dumbo, the squid uses these fins to get around. it also has tentacles and a large bulbous head like an octopus. its arms, however, are connected by webbing that allows it to form a cloak around itself when frightened. like the octopus, it can change its colors, even making its cloak so dark that it appears invisible. remarkably, it has the largest eyes compared to its body size of any creature on earth. despite its mere six-inch length, its eyes are as big as those of a large dog. with its glowing orbs of eyes and its disappearing tricks, it's no wonder it's named after one of the most feared creatures of legends and folklore: the vampire. these creatures make one wonder not just about the odd members of the deep-sea community, but also what mysterious things inhabit the regions never visited by humans. what may be lurking in the deepest, darkest corners of the deep blue seas? one thing we know for certain, much like the outrageous monsters we conjure in our worst nightmares, the deep ocean is an equally imaginative source of shock, awe, and outright fright. what are the key differences between the atlantic hagfish and the gulper eel? use details and quotations from the text to support your answer.