Read the excerpt from paragraph 5. I have no burglar bars, no gun under the pillow, but I have the same fears
as people who do take these precautions, and my windowpanes are thin as
rime, could shatter like a wineglass.
What is the author's purpose in including these details in the subplot?

To show that the narrator is much braver than the characters in her
story

To describe the way people behave in real life, as opposed to in
stories

To explain why the narrator is more fearful than the characters in
her story

To show that the narrator shares the fears of the characters in her
story

Read this excerpt from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun: based on the character description, what can the reader infer about travis? a. he is organized and has an established morning routine. b. he has inherited his good looks from his mother, not his father. c. he doesn't like having to share a bathroom with other families. d. he is a little boy of about 10 or 11.

Proofread this excerpt from a review of the film tangled. what type of errors does it contain? walt disney studios is back with another delightful film sure to entertain children and adults alike, hat’s off to the writer and director of this charming little endeavor. they have effectively managed to breathe new life into an old classic: by giving rapunzel's tale a fresh twist, instead of the meek and rapunzel of the original disney story; this retelling gives us a spunky and assertive heroine ready to take command of her own life. a. mixed-up tenses b. incorrect verb usage c. spelling errors d. punctuation errors

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.