Read the beginning of the story below and consider how the characters, setting, and mood interact to drive the story forward: this was the moment zachary had been waiting for. he had rehearsed his lines for weeks, silently in his head as he biked to school, out loud in the mirror when he was home alone, and, to get used to an audience, in front of his sister's stuffed animals and a slightly confused dog. zachary had not prepared well for last year's audition, and at the last minute had chosen not to go葉oo embarrassed熔r too scared揺e did not know which. now, as he stood backstage, he thought about last year. he had been so disappointed in himself as he walked home alone, snuck to his room, and flopped sadly into his bed. "next year will be different," he vowed then and there. "i will be better prepared." and he was. he just hoped it was enough. his throat was dry, his palms were sweaty, his heart was pounding, but he was ready to face the spotlight. a hushed silence fell across the auditorium as the drama teacher called his name. zachary hamilton. based on the passage, how do you think zachary will deal with the conflict in the remainder of the story? a) the literary elements do not provide enough hints as to what might happen next. b) the literary elements suggest that zachary is not prepared for this year's audition and will not do well. c) the literary elements suggest that zachary learned from last year and will have more success this time. d)the literary elements suggest that zachary will choose not to audition.

Read the passage from animal farm. one sunday morning squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs. napoleon had accepted, through whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. the price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. when the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. they had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. they were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. for the first time since the expulsion of jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. led by three young black minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart napoleon's wishes. their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. he ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. the dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out. for five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. nine hens had died in the meantime. their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. whymper heard nothing of this affair, and the eggs were duly delivered, a grocer's van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away. which detail from the passage supports the claim that this is an allegory for the great purge? the hens holding out for five days but capitulating the eggs being delivered to the grocer the protesting hens being intentionally starved coccidiosis spreading on the farm

Describe the cluster of trailers from the loch ness monster by john mcphee

When reading a poem closely to interpret its meaning and nuances, what can give you clues about the theme of the poem? a the rhyme scheme b. the stanza structure c. the title of the poem d. the name of the poet