Which detail about Daria is most clearly related to the setting? Backstage was the usual frenzy of activity, but Daria ignored it and
focused on warming up her voice.
"Last-minute change," her assistant told her. "To promote your new
album, your manager wants you to kick things off with one of your new
songs
Daria knew that wouldn't go over well. "O. K. Fine. I understand."
She did as she was asked, but her fans reacted with rage. They started
booing immediately. Daria decided to just get through the song, trying
her best to look excited about it.
A. She thinks she is better than others.
B. She avoids arguing with people.
C. She has been a singer for some time.
D. She stays professional under pressure.

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.