Part A What is a central idea of "The Sound of Spring?"

Alexa's long-held wish to become a musician comes true in a surprising way.

Alexa's and Ruby's plans for the day change unexpectedly.

Despite their differences, Alexa and Ruby are loving sisters.

Kaito's talent as a guitarist is a wonder to those around him.

Part B

Which sentence from "The Sounds of Spring" best supports the answer to Part A?

“''Do you think you could show me how to play?''”

"Ruby allowed Alexa to follow the music to a house a half a block away."

"Alexa walked over to the garage, and there stood the guitarist: Kaito Tanaka."

"'It is,' Ruby replied. 'In fact, I was thinking it would be a great day to take a walk to the park.'"

Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. from that time forward, mr. utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. in the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. "if he be mr. hyde,” he had thought, "i shall be mr. seek.” how is mr. utterson characterized in the excerpt? as mysterious as depressed as determined as generous

In twelve years a slave, solomon northup infers that which of the following characters ends up as a criminal? clemens ray burch john williams robert

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.