Read the following story.

keiko sat in a circle with four others, their eyes downcast, their posture slumped. no one said a word. outside the window storm clouds threatened to overtake the city skyline. when the phone finally rang, everyone’s heads snapped up in terror. no one wanted to answer.

which effect does the author achieve through the story’s setting?

a. the author establishes a mood of doom.

b. the author introduces the main character.

c. the author creates the story’s central conflict.

d. the author sets up the hook of the story.

What sign post goes with the quote goodnight goodnight parting is such sweet sorrow. that i shall say goodnight till it be morrow

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .

How does the author view the idea that you have to be perfect in order to get into college