Read the following passage from steinbeck's "the chrysanthemums." she took off a glove and put her strong fingers down into the forest of new green chrysanthemum sprouts that were growing around the old roots. she spread the leaves and looked down among the close-growing stems. no aphids were there, no sowbugs or snails or cutworms. what does the appearance of the garden reveal about elisa's character? a. elisa is a strong and independent woman. b. she dislikes working on the ranch. c. elisa takes pride in her chrysanthemum garden. d. she acts defensively when her husband criticizes her garden.

Read the excerpt from "death by black hole."albert einstein's general theory of relativity, published in 1916, provides the insight to understand the bizarre structureof space and time in a high-gravity environment. later research by the american physicist john a. wheeler, and others, to formulate a vocabulary as well as the mathematical tools to describe and predict what a black hole will do toits surroundings.read the excerpt from "man listening to disc."and i bow deeply to thelonious monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize or whatever-his huge pianoso he could be with us today.these excerpts are similar because both texts

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

Johnny just received a failing grade on his science exam. lucy oversaw johnny’s paper, and she asked him about it. johnny snapped at her shouting, “it’s none of your business! ” which of the following is the psychological response johnny exhibited towards lucy? select one: a. dismay b. irritability c. hesitation d. hopelessness