Answer the following questions from the story silver linings realistic fiction in complete sentences, using textual evidence from the story. 1. what features of sliver linings tell you it’s realistic fiction? genre 2. how does casey feel about drama when kim first asks her to out? how does she feel about it by the end of the story? compare & contrast 3. what does commiserates on page 6 mean? use clues in the sentence to figure it out. sentence clues 4. write, from kim’s point of view, about the changes she sees happening in her friend casey throughout the story. write about reading

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.