3.04 Quiz: Dive Deep into literature Read the sentence from Lord of the Flies.

Ralph looked away first, pretending interest in a group of littluns on the sand.

Why might William Golding have chosen the phrase "pretending interest"?

A. to signal that Ralph is concerned about the littluns' welfare

B. to show that Ralph is deliberately avoiding something

C. to indicate that Ralph is in deep despair

D. to show that Ralph is prone to fantasy

Which of the following statements most closely reflects the author's description of the action taken by the united states supreme court in cases brought before them having to do with the japanese internment? a. "three years almost to the day, the supreme court decided that imprisoning japanese-americans was unconstitutional. " b. "the supreme court decided in favor of the japanese-americans in the very first case brought before them." c. "fred korematsu had plastic surgery and changed his name to avoid internment, making it the deciding case in the issue." d. "in april 1942 mitsue endo lost his habeus corpus case, thus postponing the supreme court's negative decision."

Complete the following sentence with the phrase that is grammatically correct public libraries are important because they encourage learning, provide low-cost resources, and o o a. inspire community involvement b. community involvemeling o c. to inspire community involvement o d. inspiring community involvement

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads