The set committee had labored for weeks constructing a background to recreate a 1950s new york city neighborhood. the students in charge of costumes had scoured thrift shops for well-worn denim and leather. the cast had rehearsed lines and performed their songs until each member could recite their part forwards and backwards. but nobody wanted to perform for an empty house. the only remaining hurdle was the promotion of the play. as pine valley high’s first spring production, the student body would need to be convinced that west side story should not be missed.

what complication is introduced in the excerpt?

the cast members struggle to memorize lines.
the costumes do not reflect the play’s time period.
the set committee must repair the background.
the students must work to promote the play.

The students must work to promote the play.

The correct answer is option D. The passage states that the only problem left was that of promoting the play, in order to have an audience (as, clearly, nobody wanted to perform for an empty house). The costumes that the students found did resemble the time period. The background had already been finished after weeks of work, and the actors had memorized their lines. Therefore, none of the other options are possible answers.

  dante alighieri wrote the divine comedy, a description of a spititual journey. when he wrote it , he was in exile. in florence, dante's native city, there was a social strife, they had political turmoil, and some of the   florentine names included in the narrative may have been a way that dante used to criticize his fellow citizens.

answer; ///(a) and (c) newspaper article and instruction manual; //so the answer is (e)