Iwill mark u read this excerpt from the great fire. "i saw a great many kindly acts done as we moved along," white would recall almost fondly. "the poor the rich, and the rich the poor (if anybody could be called rich at such a time) to get on with their loads. i heard of cartmen demanding one hundred and fifty dollars (in hand, of course) for carrying a single load. very likely it was so, but those cases did not come under my own notice. it did come under my notice that some cartmen worked for whatever the sufferers felt able to pay, and one i knew worked with alacrity for nothing. it takes all sorts of people to make a great fire." a)what evidence in this excerpt supports the theme that ordinary people can act heroically in difficult times? b)some cartmen tried to overcharge people who needed . c) people hurried away from the fire in large, chaotic groups. d)many people were unable to carry their belongings on their own. some cartmen others haul their belongs for little to no pay.

Read the excerpt from "flight into yesterday." the plane reached the end of the runway, and amelia swung it around. home was 7,000 miles away, on the far side of the pacific ocean, and she yearned to be there. but one thing at a time. at this moment her job was to get the plane safely off the ground. the runway stretching ahead was a strip carved out of the jungle. about 3,000 feet long, it ended at a cliff that dropped away into the ocean. amelia pushed both throttles forward. the plane moved slowly, heavy with fuel for the long ocean flight that lay ahead. at last it began to gather speed. it went fast and faster, hurtling toward the cliff. almost at the very edge she felt it leave the ground. they were safely off, flying low over the ocean, but flying. now she could concentrate on gaining altitude. she could start picking out the islands that would serve as landmarks for the early part of the flight. now, read a list that shows a sequence of events based on the excerpt. a. earhart tried to identify places that could guide her. b. the plane moved slowly because it was loaded with fuel. c. the plane moved quickly as it headed toward the cliff. d. earhart turned the plane around on the runway. what is the correct order of events? 1.. a, b, c, d 2.. a, c, b, d 3.. d, b, c, a 4.. d, c, b, a