"Karla’s cousin Jade urged her to join the step team. 'This afternoon you should definitely try out!' Jade suggested after the final bell rang." Use the passage to answer the question. Which is the best paraphrase of the first paragraph? A. After school, Jade tells her cousin Karla to try out for the step team. B. Jade cares about her cousin Karla and makes a suggestion to her. C. Karla listens as her cousin Jade tells her about being on the step team. D. Karla hears the bell ring and runs into her cousin Jade.

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

There is nothing miniscule about our --let alone our universe.