Seth is writing a report about natural disasters and wants to emphasize how some tectonic plates can move towards each other and cause earthquakes. Which of the following would be the best image he could add?
A. an image showing the collision of the tectonic plates
В. an image of the tectonic plate activity around the world
C. an image of the ground after an earthquake
D. an image showing the three types of tectonic plates

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house