Read the passage from a doll’s house. helmer: [calls out from his room]. is that my little lark twittering out there? nora: [busy opening some of the parcels]. yes, it is! helmer: is it my little squirrel bustling about? nora: yes! helmer: when did my squirrel come home? nora: just now. [puts the bag of macaroons into her pocket and wipes her mouth.] come in here, torvald, and see what i have bought. helmer: don't disturb me. [a little later, he opens the door and looks into the room, pen in hand.] bought, did you say? all these things? has my little spendthrift been wasting money again? nora: yes but, torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. this is the first christmas that we have not needed to economize. how do the stage directions in brackets affect the meaning of the text? a. they tell the reader that torvald opens his door only when he realizes that nora has spent money. b. they tell the reader that torvald uses pet names for nora and treats her like a child. c. they show the reader that torvald thinks that nora bought too much. d. they show the reader that torvald prefers his pets over his wife.

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

What kind of word is the pronoun in bold letters? the car will be yours when you pay your last car payment.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's