1. choose the appropriate substitution for the bold-faced words in the sentence.

the police were called in to calm down the protestors.

lament
hallucinate
quell
immolate

2. sita’s role in her own marriage decision indicates what about the status of royal women?

they have full control.
they bring a more expensive dowry than common women.
they have little choice in the matter.
they may choose from whom their fathers present to them.

3. what could be a theme of the selection?

true love is predestined.
the life of a princess is difficult.
parents and children rarely get along.
fathers make it easy to marry their daughters.

choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
4. “the manager welcomed the new players to team.

him's
they're
their
his's

choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.
5. and he chose to give extra clothes to charity.

us; our
we; our
them; they're
me; our

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

Read the claim. human bodies have developed over time to support a vegetarian diet. which sentence provides the best supporting evidence for the claim? because humans have evolved over millions of years, it makes sense that our diet has evolved as well. i can feel the negative effects of meat and its excess vitamins when i consume meat products. the length of human intestines is better suited to digest food derived from plants than to digest meat. human taste buds have matured throughout history in a way that makes people crave the flavor of meat.

What can you infer about esperanza's character from the fact that she argues three days with her mother trying to persuade her to write the note?