Question 1 of 10 Although he told his parents that he loved math, it did not take long for
Jacob to realize he had chosen the wrong major. In his introductory
math classes in college, he could barely keep up. Eventually he
stopped paying attention, spending the lecture hour drawing portraits
of his classmates instead.
One day, the student next to him noticed his drawing. "That's really
good,' she told him. "I'm an art major. Have you ever thought about
joining the art department? They'd love to see this!
Jacob had never considered this before, but it sounded intriguing. All
day, though, he kept worrying about what his parents would think if he
changed majors.
Which statement best describes how the conflict helps make the story
engaging?
A. The lesson about being true to yourself conflicts with the goals
Jacob's parents have for him.
B. Jacob's worry over what his parents will think about his changing
his major creates tension
C. The reader knows that Jacob will change his major to art, which is
satisfying
D. Jacob realizes that he has chosen his major badly, leading him to
regret the time he has wasted.

My pretty rose tree by william blake a flower was offered to me, such a flower as may never bore; but i said, ‘i’ve a pretty rose tree,’ and i passed the sweet flower o’er. then i went to my pretty rose tree, to tend her by day and by night; but my rose turned away with jealousy, and her thorns were my only delight. what is the rhyme scheme of the two stanzas in this poem? a. abba, cdda b. abab, acac c. abab, cddc d. abaa, cddc

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion

Which sentence best build the suspense