nniv did not go meet mikal’s starship. instead, he waited in the rambling stone songhouse, listening to the son of the walls, the whisper of the hundred young voices from the chambers and the stalls, the cold rhythm of the drafts. there were few in the galaxy who would dare to make mikal come to them. nniv was not daring, however. it did not occur to him that the songmaster needed to go meet anyone.

source: card, orson scott. songmaster. new york: tor-forge, 1987. google books. web. 22 july 2011.

which phrase reveals setting?

a. “mikal’s starship”
b. “son of the walls”
c. “cold rhythm”
d. “the whisper”

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.

Now we have "lords of dogtown," a fiction film based on the very same material and indeed written by peralta. not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc.” based on this passage, we can conclude that the author a. prefers documentaries to fictional stories c. likes the movie “lords of dogtown” very much b. prefers the documentary over “lords of dogtown” d. feels that it took too long to make the movie “lords of dogtown”