Read the passage.

despite the benefits of e-readers, many people still prefer to read printed books. they like the tactile feel of real books. the text is easier to read because there’s no glare. they like turning the pages and watching as the left side of the book grows thicker as they read through the story. some people even love the smell of books, both new and old. real books can be sold or passed on to future generations. they can be autographed by the author. none of these benefits is possible with digital books. many bibliophiles enjoy showing off the titles and number of books stacked in bookcases in their homes. personal libraries share information about their owner’s interests and what is important to them. printed books can be read anywhere, even by candlelight during a power outage. a book can even show signs of its sentimental value to its owner. perhaps it is dog-eared from use, inscribed, or favorite passages are marked off and noted.

what is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

to inform readers that e-readers have many benefits

to entertain readers with a story about what books used to be like

to persuade people to read printed books

to explain the many reasons why people prefer printed books

What do the details in this excerpt readers to infer about the barbarians?

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”