. Read the excerpt. I lean my head over the train tracks and look for an oncoming flutter of headlights. Four thirty-seven p. m. I have less than a half hour to get to the other side of town, and there is no train in sight. Based on the kind of information, where in the narrative is the excerpt from “Train Tracks” by Lauren Mizock most likely to be found? resolution exposition climax falling action

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Constructed response paragraph: in the short story, the author describes her life during her “day away” but provides few details about her “normal” life. using information from the text, write a short story that describes events that precede the story above. as you detail the author’s daily routine before her “day away,” be sure your narrative establishes the story’s setting, first-person point of view, and primary conflict.

Which analysis of the text does this passage best support a) lady mcbeth shows how much she loves her husband by offering to take the blame for the kings murder b) lady mcbeth thinks her husband is a good man and wants him to forgive his plans to kill the king c) lady macbeth is considered that your husband didn’t have the nerve to kill the king and take the crown d) read mcbeth believes that her husband is evil and will murder others after he has killed the king