Good readers set a purpose for reading a text before they begin reading. "the black cat" is a short story. what should your purpose be in reading this text?

to be entertained

to learn about animals

to learn how to perform a task

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

Read these lines from "an open boat" and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses,
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat,
 which of the end rhymes below matches the one in the last line of the excerpt? “he’s living, i know. but he’s numbed with the cold.” “and there are no voices or ghosts in that darkness.” “and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.” “come. loosen your fingers. – o god, let me keep him! ”

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?