14. read the following sentences from "the high school step team." ”it’s something like math ” she thought silently “but not exactly the same i have to connect my brain to my body, and make it move or stop at exactly the right moment. the key here is to execute every movement skillfully.” the author most likely uses the phrase "connect my brain to my body" to imply all of the following except karla feels awkward and uncoordinated. karla realizes that both math and step operate in patterns. karla prevents herself from learning by overthinking situations. karla is determined to be successful in both math and step team. 15. read the following sentences from "first confession." nora's turn came, and i heard the sound of something slamming, and then her voice as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, and then another slam, and out she came. god, the hypocrisy of women! her eyes were lowered, her head was bowed, and her hands were joined very low down on her stomach, and she walked up the aisle to the side altar looking like a saint. which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone? (1 point) admiring disbelieving envious surprised 16. read the following lines from the poem "the divine comedy." but i had hardly started when i spied a leopard in my pathway, lithe and fleet, all covered with a sleek and spotted hide. and as i faced it, it would not retreat, but paced before me and so blocked my way that more than once i had to turn my feet the speaker describes the leopard as "lithe and fleet" most likely to imply that (1 point) the pathway is too narrow for the leopard to pass by. the leopard appears graceful but can be treacherous. the narrator should run quickly away from the leopard. the leopard is staring at the speaker with a hungry gaze. 17. read the following sentences from "first confession." "what's all this about? " the priest hissed, getting angrier than ever and pushing nora off me. "how dare you hit the child like that, you little vixen? " "but i can't do my penance with him, father," nora cried, cocking an outraged eye up at him "well, go and do it, or i'll give you some more to do," he said, giving me a hand up. which of the following words best describes the relationship between nora and the priest? defensive hostile judgmental suspicious