Read these sentences from the Newsela article "Shelter Dog Protects Owner with Epilepsy." "I could finally sleep in my room alone, just me and Toby," Parker wrote in his story to Petco... "Toby's life changed, too. He went from being a stray dog, to a rescue, to the most important part of my medical team."

How do these sentences contribute to the development of the idea that Toby is an asset to Parker?

A. They give evidence that Toby was accepted into Parker's household.

B. They make sure readers understand the dangers of epilepsy.

C. They keep the focus on Toby since the story is not about Parker.

D. They show that with Toby's help, Parker can gain some independence.
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Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme