"In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly,
but the pin merely went through and away she flew."
What is the author's purpose in including this simile about Stargirl?
A. The simile portrays how often the other students are surprised by Stargirl.
B. The simile portrays that Leo is madly in love with Stargirl.
C. The simile portrays the crowd's reaction to Stargirl at the football game.
D. The simile portrays Stargirl's obsession with taxideimy.

Why might the author have included the detail about father paul picking up the magazine? 1. it illustrates the constant conflict father paul faces in trying to communicate with leon.2. it establishes father paul as a well-read intellectual.3. it suggests that similar missionary work was causing conflict in other places as well.4. it shows that he was trying to remind himself that he did not agree with the people’s beliefs.(it's 3 )

In the story "seventh grade," how do victor's hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day? his hopes and expectations are exactly the same at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are completely different at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are strengthened by the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are weakened by the end of the day.

Which sentence about subject-verb agreement is not true? a. singular subjects go with singular verbs. b. plural subjects go with plural verbs. c. when the subject and the verb go together, they agree. d. plural verbs go with singular subjects.