2. Which sentence best expresses the central point of the selection? A. People who expect to like other people usually have no trouble
making friends.
B. There are two types of self-fulfilling prophecy, which is what occan
when our expectations of a situation influence what happens.
c. Self-fulfilling prophecies are what determine whether we succeed
fail in life.
D. Children whose teachers have faith in them perform better
academically than other children.

Why college athletes should not get paid to play state the claim a. point a b. direct quotation to support point a c. point b d direct quotation to support point b

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

What is one reason dante most likely wrote the inferno? a. to fight against the church's view of punishing sin b. to clear his father's name for the wrongs he is accused of c. to show he was a better poet than virgil d. to take revenge on the people in florence who hurt him