Question 1 of 24
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read the following paragraph:
i had always been in charge of the grill at cookouts. it was
one of my skills. i had my method down, learned from my
father before me and his father before him. i was reluctant
to hand over the tongs when my neighbor sarah offered to
command the grill at our memorial day picnic. "it's o. k.,"i
told her. "you grill. i didn't really want a hamburger anyway."
what is the most likely motive for the narrator's behavior in the final
sentence?
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a. sarah has proven to be a terrible griller in the past.
b. he prefers grilling to eating the food he has made.
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c. he assumes his grilling skills are superior to sarah's.
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d. grilling reminds him of his father, so he is reluctant to give it up.
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Ead the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "i shall never see her,” was the reply. from that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. he did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. day and night he put him in his prayers. nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father’s grief. but he kept hoping that it would pass away. if it had occurred to him that never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue, he might have been less optimistic. "it has never been heard,” was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later. in that short sentence he spoke for all of his people. this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke when news went round about his son’s behaviour. by that time the son had gone back to lagos. "it has never been heard,” said the old man again with a sad shake of his head. "what did our lord say? ” asked another gentleman. "sons shall rise against their fathers; it is there in the holy book.” "it is the beginning of the end,” said another. how does this passage reinforce the traditional social hierarchy? the older men in the village tell okeke that he should respect nnaemeka’s decision. the older men in the village console nnaemeka about okeke’s attitude toward his choices. the older men in the village commiserate with okeke regarding nnaemeka’s decision to disobey him. the older men in the village think that nnaemeka should be optimistic that okeke will accept his decision.

Stress generally occurs when someone? a.becomes overconfident b.disregards others c.feels overwhelmed

The difference between a guess and an inference is a. an inference is not supported by evidence while a guess is. c. a guess and an inference are the same thing. b. a guess is not supported by evidence while an inference is. d. none of the above