In costa rica, coffee, from the highlands, and bananas, produced mainly in the caribbean lowlands, as the most important crops, they account for nearly half the total value of all exports.
(a) as the most important crops, they account
(b) as the most important crops, which account
(c) are the most important crops, accounting
(d) are the most important of their crops by accounting
(e) have been the most important crops, which accounts

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Match each excerpt to the epic characteristics it contains