Read the passage. paul looked at the cast and sighed. he wrote #22 with a permanent marker on the cast. sometimes, he would bounce his basketball on the ground as he sat in a chair, but he could not stand and shoot the ball. the doctor said that he would not be able to play for at least six weeks. which of the following phrases is a supporting detail that you draw a conclusion about paul’s condition? a) he would bounce his basketball on the ground b) as he sat in a chair c) he wrote #22 with a permanent marker d) he could not stand

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a. to show where the shoes came from b. to show how valuable the shoes were c. to reveal why stanley was arrested d. to give background on the homeless shelter

The gift of the magi analyze the various characters in the story. list which character types—dynamic, round, static, and flat—you observed in the story. cite evidence to support your response.

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.