Read this example. Michaela is given this writing prompt in class: Write a personal narrative essay that describes a frightening situation that has shaped your identity. Michaela decides that she is going to write about an experience she had when she was walking home with her friend, Anita, and Anita found a $20 bill on the ground. Anita could have kept the money for herself, but she chose to share it with Michaela, and this choice made a big impact on Michaela’s beliefs and actions. Michaela always remembered Anita’s generous behavior and decided that she would be generous with others, too. Which statement best describes Michaela’s choice of topic? A. Michaela chose an acceptable topic, because she can write many paragraphs about it. B. Michaela chose an acceptable topic, because it has a positive message for the readers. C. Michaela should change her topic, because it does not meet the requirements of a personal narrative. D. Michaela should change her topic, because it does not completely follow the prompt.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder. when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information. the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away. the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward. wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.