"Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D. C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent.

"I think it would be cool to go into business," Sampson said, "You know, become an entrepreneur and own some big company." He sounded a little vague.

"What kind of business is there around here except for drugs and crime?" George asked bitterly.

"Show business!" Rameck told him. "We can be rap stars!"

"Yeah, right. You need money even to do that," Sampson told him.

Sampson drove the other two home then, their hopes and dreams left in the starlight.

What causes the friends to believe that their dreams are too difficult to achieve?

their lack of talent
their lack of success
their lack of money
their lack of determination

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

Which phrase from the article suggests a tone that is formal but subjective? a- "thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide" b- "loads of fun with it" c- "most generous and attractive" d- "must be new subscribers"

In 3 sentences explain how ambrose bierce's use of foreshadowing or flashback influences "an occurence at owl creek bridge "