The large old house sat silent and brooding under the overhanging trees. everyone had warned me that strange things happened in this house; they said dark forces had taken over. now, seeing it in person, i thought it was every bit as scary as they had warned. still, no turning back now. the newspaper was expecting my story about the house tomorrow morning.
which statement best describes the narrator's point of view in this story?
a. she wants to go into the house to show people how brave she is.
b. she doesn't want to go into the house but wants to learn the truth.
c. she doesn't want to go into the house but will not admit her fear.
d. she wants to go into the house to experience the dark forces inside.

In the story “seventh grade” how do victor’s hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day?

Eating while you drive a. increases your risk of being involved in a collision b. is only risky with heavily packaged foods c. should only be done with food that can be handled easily

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance