Evan is writing a personal narrative. He wants to add a sentence that will help develop his narrative. Choose the sentence that best achieves Evan's goal.
Spring cleaning is a household ritual that I usually dread. But this year yielded an unexpected reward.
Mom, as she always did, assigned each of us an area. I was told to work on the attic closet. I wasn't happy to be spending a gorgeous
spring day stuck in a musty windowless room, but Mom wasn't interested in hearing me complain.
"The sooner you get it done, the sooner you'll be free to enjoy the day," she said. "Besides, you never know what treasure you'll find
hidden up there."
I doubted our attic held anything I'd be interested in. Still, I got going so that I could hopefully have the afternoon free.
The attic closet hadn't been cleaned in years. Inside were several old suitcases, a trunk, and a stack of old shoeboxes. The suitcases
were empty and the trunk had nothing but old clothes. When I opened the first shoebox, though, I found what Mom had hinted I might.
"How's it going Evan?" my mother called from downstairs.
"Where did all this old stuff come from?" I muttered to myself.
It was crammed with stacks of old postcards tied with faded ribbons.
was then able to finish quickly and enjoy my free afternoon with friends.

Nat least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”

Which is the best topic sentence for this letter? a) amelia grady likes the middle school fundraiser. b) the basketball team at kennedy middle school enjoys its community. c) kennedy middle school wants to get the community involved in its activities. d) kennedy middle school has organized an event in which you may be interested.

Read this excerpt from "ain't i a woman? " by sojoumer truth in which three sentences does she make an emotional appeal to the audience by talking about her personal hardships? well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. {i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.} but what's all this here talking about? {that man over there says that women need to be into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place} and ain't i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! {i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into bars, and no man could head me! } and ain't i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and ain't i a woman? {i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mother's grief, none but jesus heard me! } and ain't i a woman? {then they talk about this thing in the head, what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect") that's it, honey.} what's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? if my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?