Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker. CHILDREN: Open it! Everyone be quiet! Do, Annie! She’s opening it. Ssh! (A setting of silence while ANNIE unwraps it. The present is a pair of smoked glasses, and she stands still.) Is it open, Annie? ANNIE: It’s open. CHILDREN: It’s for your eyes, Annie. Put them on, Annie! ’Cause Mrs. Hopkins said your eyes hurt since the operation. And she said you’re going where the sun is fierce. Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene? Annie opens a pair of special glasses from the girls, and the girls explain how this present will help Annie. The girls voice concerns about the sun’s harmful rays, and then they show Annie her special glasses. Annie receives a pair of dark glasses from the girls that are helpful, despite their unattractive appearance. The girls offer Annie smoked glasses to protect her eyes from ultraviolet radiation, which causes cataracts.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.