Read this excerpt from a play. (The scene reveals a school auditorium in Anytown, USA. The lights begin to dim. Students slide to the front of their chairs, craning their necks toward the stage. All eyes work to refocus in the dim light. Sounds of movement can be heard from behind the curtain. A muffled cymbal is heard, as though an instrument has been bumped in the shuffle.)
NARRATOR: May I have your attention please?
JUAN: (He is seated in the middle of a crowded row, and he leans to speak to his friend.) I wish they would just come on, already.
KEV: (whispering) They introduce this show the same way every year.

Which setting detail best reveals the mood of suspense?
AThe scene reveals a school auditorium in Anytown, USA.
BStudents slide to the front of their chairs, craning their necks toward the stage.
CSounds of movement can be heard from behind the curtain.
DHe is seated in the middle of a crowded row, and he leans to speak to his friend.

B

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)