2. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
O A "I remember one particular event. It was when? 1955 or '56... a long
time ago... I had to catch the train back to Brooklyn" ( Paragraph 1)
"Courtesy is important to us Puerto Ricans" ( Paragraph 3)
C "I ran up the steps of that long concrete stairs in twos and when I
reached the street, the cold air slapped my warm face" (
Paragraph 4)
OD "If I am ever faced with an occasion like that again, I am going to
offer my help regardless of how the offer is going to be received" (
Paragraph 6)

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm.by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now.how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down.foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

Which of the following best describes how the majority of content decisions are made by the media?

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.