Part A What is a central idea in the Newsela article "Lots of Lottery Winners Go Bankrupt"? It is highly unusual for a young child to inherit a large fortune. Gaining an unexpected fortune does not always have a happy ending. It is essential to have the support of family when experiencing hard times. Huntington Hartford was the heir to a major U. S. supermarket chain. Question 2 Part B Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? "In today's money, that means he was given over $1.3 billion as a child, after taxes." "Hartford, who lived from 1911 to 2008, was the heir to the A&P supermarket chain fortune." "From World War I to the 1960s, A&P was what Walmart is for today's American shoppers." "Yet Huntington had no money 70 years later, declaring bankruptcy in New York in 1992."

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.