WALTER. (At the window) Just look at 'em down there ... Running and racing to work... (He turns and faces his
wife and watches her a moment at the stove, and then
suddenly) You look young this morning, baby.
RUTH. (Indifferently) Yeah?
Based on the stage directions, what is the most reasonable inference you can
make about how Ruth feels?
A. Ruth isn't moved by Walter's attempt at "sweet talk."
B. Ruth regrets having married Walter Younger.
C. Ruth is resentful that Walter doesn't have a job to go to.
D. Ruth doesn't know how to accept a compliment from Walter.

How does brian feel about working with stacey on the story? use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.