Sweat dripped from Andre’s forehead as he dipped the brush into the can of sky-colored paint that was carefully placed on Mrs. Robinson’s kitchen counter. He’d been working since sunrise and was lost in thought about how close he was to having enough money to make his purchase. All summer he’d saved his earnings from stocking the shelves of the Welner’s Grocery Store—even picking up extra shifts when he could. Last month, when he’d turned 16, he’d decided to supplement his income by doing small jobs for the people in his neighborhood. He’d become a pro at mowing lawns, fixing gutters, and now… painting. Each job got him a little closer to his goal—saving enough money to purchase the 1976 Ford Ranchero. It had been sitting alone on the car lot since May. Andre had probably inspected it a hundred times imagining the moment when the keys were in his hand and he drove it off the lot. Andre brushed the last strip of cream blue color along the edge of the ceiling. The blue was almost the same as the Ranchero—the color of freedom and independence.

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Which two narrative techniques does the writer use in this excerpt?

conflict
dialogue
resolution
reflection
description

What is another word for opinion in a persuasive argument

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next