PART A: Based on what you have read in this article which statement BEST states the central idea? (RI2) Question 1 options:

A. Bringing a generous amount of a variety of the 13 traits discussed can help to build lasting relationships

B. People need to have all the 13 traits and incorporate them into everyday life.

C. Making friends is important for leading a healthy and happy life.

D. If people do not take Dr. Degges-White advice, they will never have any friends.

Question 5 (3 points)
PART B: Which citation from the article best supports your response to the previous question? (RI1)

Question 2 options:

A. "It is important, […] to examine our own contribution to the dynamics of a friendship"

B. "If you find that you disagree with many of the statements, you may struggle to develop meaningful, lasting friendships."

C. "Before You Can Increase Your Friendship Quotient, You Must Admit That the Need Exists"

D. "Everyone brings a different level of the 13 traits to their relationships. However, the very best friends offer a generous helping of this baker’s dozen."

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin-[they will say: "but how his arms and legs are thin! "]do i daredisturb the universe? in a minute there is timefor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him? my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin-in a minute there is timefor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. o with a bald spot in the middle of my hair[they will say: "how his hair is growing thin! "]and indeed there will be timeto wonder, "do i dare? " and, "do i dare? "

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.