Read the lines from "the turtle.” crawling up the high hill, luminous under the sand that has packed against her skin, she doesn’t dream she knows based on the poet’s use of the word "luminous,” what is her tone toward the turtle? (a) the turtle has an strange appearance. (b) the turtle should be admired for her movements. (c)the turtle is too bright to look at. (d)the turtle is a beautiful part of nature.

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."