Which two excerpts appear toward the end of the plot structure of f. scott fitzgerald's "bernice bobs her hair"?
a. after a minute's brisk walk [bernice] discovered that her left hand still held the two blond braids. she laughed unexpectedly—had to shut her mouth hard to keep from emitting an absolute peal. she was passing warren's house now, and on the impulse she set down her baggage, and swinging the braids like pieces of rope flung them at the wooden porch, where they landed with a slight thud.
b."you've got an awfully kissable mouth," [warren] began quietly.
this was a remark that he sometimes made to girls at college proms when they were talking in just such half dark as this. bernice distinctly jumped. she turned an ungraceful red and became clumsy with her fan. no one had ever made such a remark to her before.
c.[bernice's] soft slippers bore her noiselessly down the carpeted hall, but hearing voices inside she stopped near the partly opened door. then she caught her own name, and without any definite intention of eavesdropping lingered—and the thread of the conversation going on inside pierced her consciousness sharply as if it had been drawn through with a needle.
d."i want to be a society vampire, you see," [bernice] announced coolly, and went on to inform him that bobbed hair was the necessary prelude. she added that she wanted to ask his advice, because she had heard he was so critical about girls.
charley, who knew as much about the psychology of women as he did of the mental states of buddhist contemplatives, felt vaguely flattered.
e. then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling-iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

The two correct answers are: A and E.

Explanation:

The two excerpts that appear toward the end of the plot structure of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" are (in the order they appear):

E. Then Bernice winced as Marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some Saxon princess. Fascinated, Bernice watched the braids grow. Heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to Bernice remained this relic and the curling-iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

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A.  After a minute's brisk walk [Bernice] discovered that her left hand still held the two blond braids. She laughed unexpectedly—had to shut her mouth hard to keep from emitting an absolute peal. She was passing Warren's house now, and on the impulse she set down her baggage, and swinging the braids like pieces of rope flung them at the wooden porch, where they landed with a slight thud.

This short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald was written in 1920. It was first published in a newspaper called Saturday Evening Post (May, 1920). He based the story on the letters he had written to his sister giving her some advice on how to look prettier and more attractive to men.

Bernice, the main character, is a very rich girl from Wisconsin. When she goes to spend August at Marjorie's house, her cousin, Marjorie realizes Bernice is hopeless when it comes to socializing, so she decides to turn Bernice into a social girl.

One of Bernice's strategies when she is with boys is to tease them with the idea that she will bob her hair with all them getting to watch.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)