Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.” The next Tuesday, I ran all the way home again. When I got there, Dad was already sitting with his ear to the radio. The Dodgers game was about to begin, so I quickly pulled out my five-cent notebook.

Based on the excerpt, the reader can infer that Marcus’s dad is

nervous for Marcus.
frustrated with Marcus.
excited about the game.
worried he will miss the game.

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

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

The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because rama