4. Which statement best explains why Mansfield is repeating the day Tom Harper died? A. "Rumour also had it that Tom Harper had made a million dollars in the city, and was
coming back someday to face down Thad Ruskin and carry off Susy." (Paragraph 10)
B. "I won't ever forget you," Susy cried passionately, "and neither will anyone else. They all
just stood here and let my father kill you! I'll see that they don't get off easy!"
(Paragraph 18)
C. "I bet I've run from Mrs Baxter's over to the store lots of times for lots of reasons, but I
don't remember ever running across for anything but to see Tom Harper." (Paragraph
30)
D. "He was still going on with the same motions every day, but his doubt - something
that made him know the whole business was fishy- also made him go faster."
(Paragraph 34)

"it’s so clear now. o light, let me look at you one final time …" in no more than 300 words, explain the symbolism of this speech by oedipus and how and why it reflects the story’s major themes.

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 5, scene 5. brutus. why this, volumnius. the ghost of caesar hath appeared to me two several times by night—at sardis once, and this last night, here in philippi fields. i know my hour is come. volumnius. not so, my lord. brutus. nay, i am sure it is, volumnius. thou seest the world, volumnius, how it goes. our enemies have beat us to the pit, [low alarums] it is more worthy to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us. which prediction about the plot does this passage most support? brutus will replace caesar. brutus will take his own life. brutus will surrender to his enemies. brutus will be forever haunted by caesar.

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery.what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave