Sarah wakes up at 5 o’clock every morning. she doesn’t have to leave the house until 7 o’clock, but as she will tell you, a lot of work goes into getting herself and her son matthew ready to go to work and pre-school. first, she gets out of bed and walks quietly to the bathroom and takes a shower. she then puts on little bit of make-up before heading back to her bedroom to get dressed. after getting dressed, she checks the email that has been collecting since she went to bed the night before. next, she packs one breakfast and two lunches. after packing the breakfast and lunches, she listens and replies to early-morning voice mails, gets back on the computer to check the weather and traffic, and moves some chicken from the freezer to the refrigerator, so that it will be thawed and ready to cook when she and matthew get home in the late-afternoon. at this point, it is a little past 6 o’clock, and she has yet to wake up matthew. 9 if this story were to continue, what would the author most likely discuss in the next paragraph? a. the route that sarah takes to get matthew to school and herself to work b. sarah's feelings about having to wake up so early in the morning c. sarah waking up matthew and getting him ready for pre-school d. what sarah and matthew do when they get home in the afternoon

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you