They had indeed come a long way together: the ashes of the Confederacy . . . the small china business in Philadelphia . . . building Macy’s into a na­tional institution . . . Congress . . . and now the happy twilight that crowned successful life – advisory boards, charities, hobbies, travel. This winter they had been to Cap Martin, and the Titanic’s maiden voyage seemed a pleasant way to finish the trip. —A Night to Remember, Walter Lord What does this passage show about the characters? They do not know how to settle in one place. They have been through many events in life together. They think the sinking of the Titanic is pleasant. They have a hard time holding down a job.

Why it's time to lay the stereotype of the 'teen brain’ to rest 2. part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a? a “brain deficits don’t make teens do risky things; lack of experience and a drive to explore the world are the real factors.” (paragraph 1) b “according to this theory, the prefrontal cortex, the center of the brain’s cognitive-control system, matures more slowly than the limbic system, which governs desires and appetites including drives for food and sex.” (paragraph 5) c “in experiments that mimic the well-known marshmallow test, in which waiting for a bigger reward is a sign of self-control, adolescents are less impulsive than children and only slightly more so than adults.” (paragraph 12) d “the majority of adolescents do not die in car crashes, become victims of homicide or suicide, experience major depression, become addicted to drugs or contract sexually transmitted infections.” (paragraph 14)