Read the passage. celeste watched as li packed her suitcase, placing sweaters on top of pants, gently wrapping shoes in plastic bags so they wouldn't dirty the clothes. as li placed the last item inside, her gaze rose to her sister and she smiled, yet the smile did not reach her eyes. "you know i'll be back in december, celeste. it's not that long." she reached out to flip celeste's long, blond braid behind her shoulder, a gesture she had repeated countless times over the years. celeste sighed and blinked away tears, grabbing her sister's hand and pressing it against her cheek. which statement best describes how the pacing of the passage affects the tone? a. the slow pace give the passage a sentimental tone. b. the quick pace give the passage a nostalgic tone. c. the quick pace give the passage an excited tone. d. the slow pace give the passage a nervous tone.

Plz im failing ela prompt: in a well-developed paragraph using the r.a.c.e. method, explain the allusion found in the advertisement. be sure to include an explanation of the character and how the allusion is used to sell the product. advertisement: excerpt from the christmas carol: use this information to deepen your understanding of the character. oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. the cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. a frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. he carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at christmas. race: use this organizational method to guide your writing- r – restate the prompt a – answer the prompt/questions c – cite evidence e – explain the evidence write your response here: