Part A Read this sentence from “Pyramus and Thisbe.” In the wall both houses shared there was a little chink. How do Pyramus and Thisbe feel about the wall after they discover the chink in it? A. They react with horror. B. They react with worship. C. They react with gratitude. D. They react with uncertainty. Part B Which quotation from the story best supports the answer to Part A? A. "But for you we could touch, kiss," they would say. B. "But at least you … give a passage for loving words to reach loving ears." C. "Now," he said, "you shall drink my blood too." D. "Only death would have had the power to separate us. It shall not have that power now."

What point of view is expressed by judith sargent murray in her essay "on the equality of the sexes"?

What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b.hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c.the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next