What problem does Adahy face BEFORE he gathers acorns? A. His friends disappear.

B. He forgets his clay pots.

C. He forgets his fishing tool.

D. His friends refuse to help.

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

The empire state building was a.constructed by one hundred workers. b.was first lit up by president roosevelt. c.has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

Which statement best describes the authors use of a claim and a counterclaim in the passage