Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker. ANAGNOS: So. You are no longer our pupil, we throw you into the world, a teacher. If the child can be taught. No one expects you to work miracles, even for twenty five dollars a month. Now, in this envelope a loan, for the railroad, which you will repay me when you have a bank account. But in this box, a gift. With our love.

(ANNIE opens the small box he extends, and sees a garnet ring. She looks up, blinking, and down.)

Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?

A Anagnos explains his expectations of Annie, offering her money and a farewell present.
B Anagnos offers Annie a garnet ring, and he tells her that she might not succeed at teaching.
C Anagnos presents Annie with a loan and a ring that is worth more than she will earn in six months of teaching.
D Anagnos shows his generosity as he gives his wise advice and his expensive present to Annie.

the answer is a).

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

the novel is told in flashback