Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. . . . there was a rather awkward pause, as Alice didn’t know how to begin a conversation with people she had just been dancing with. . . .

"So much obliged!” added Tweedledee. "You like poetry?”

"Ye-es, pretty well – some poetry,” Alice said doubtfully. "Would you tell me which road leads out of the wood?”

Which of these details provides support for the idea that the characters have common interests?

. . . there was a rather awkward pause . . .
“So much obliged!” added Tweedledee.
“You like poetry?”

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Which words from the excerpt most contribute to the patriotic tone