Read this passage:
kiki and her best friend, mya, are house-sitting for the haverford family while they are away. one day, kiki sees mya steal some jewelry from a jewelry box. kiki begs mya to return it, but mya refuses and tells kiki not to say anything, or she'll never speak to her again. when the haverfords return, they give the girls a large sum of money for watching the house so well. kiki agonizes over whether to tell on mya, but she ultimately chooses to turn mya in. mya, humiliated, returns the jewelry and never speaks to kiki again. ms. haverford decides not to press charges and kiki for her honesty. though kiki misses mya greatly, she feels that telling the truth was the right choice.

which part of the passage is most clearly the climax?
a.
ms. haverford decides not to press charges and kiki for her honesty.
b.
though kiki misses mya greatly, she feels that telling the truth was the right choice.
c.
kiki and her best friend, mya, are house-sitting for the haverford family while they are away.
d.
kiki agonizes over whether to tell on mya, but she ultimately chooses to turn mya in.

D. Kiki agonizes over whether to tell on Mya, but she ultimately chooses to turn Mya in.

The climax of the story would be D. Kiki agonizes over whether to tell on Mya, but she ultimately chooses to turn Mya in. The climax of the story is also called the turning point, where there story can go in one of two directions. In this example, Kiki can either turn Mya in and risk losing her friend, or not say anything and lie to the Haverford family.

which of the following statements about considering your audience and purpose is false?

you should think about what your audience already knows about your topic.- first choice

32.how is the rhythm in a lyric poem created?

by stressing certain words or syllables- first choice

33. which of the following describes an elegy?

a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died- third choice

34.how does the audience know that the play is moving on to a new scene?

the scenery, lighting, and props change.-last choice

35. the internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer systems all over the world.- third choice

36. which of the topic sentences below best states the paragraph’s main idea?

there are several ways for students to earn money.- third choice

37.what tone does this passage convey?

satirical- third choice

38.what point is he trying to make by wearing the veil for most of his life?

he means to show that everyone, not just he, has experienced sin and sorrow and should therefore try not to hide it from others or from god.- first choice

39.based on the sentence’s context clues, how do you think the character feels?

excited- third choice

40.what tone does this passage convey?

pessimistic- second choice

c. to depict the cunningness of the federal soldiers