How does the setting of a small town during the great depression affect the characters and plot of "gumption"?
a. the characters face difficult problems with few resources.
b. the characters see more and more opportunities and feel optimistic.
c. the characters care little about their living conditions and opportunities.
d. the characters are wealthy and have many options for resolving conflicts.

Select the sentence with an appositive phrase and a relative pronoun.

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a) questioning and challenging b) identifying differences c) forming a statement d) seeing the broader context

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.