Read the passage below and answer each question.

A Birthday Surprise
Read the passage below. Then answer the questions.

I had never seen my father so irate before.
“Can you believe this guy?” he ranted to my mother. “Honestly, I think he gets a sick thrill out of antagonizing me. And on my birthday, no less. My birthday!”
“Now, Herman,” my mother said. “Sal probably just stepped out for a minute. Let’s walk to that little restaurant on the corner—I’m sure we’ll all feel better with some food in our stomachs.”
We had come to Miami on my father’s birthday to visit his brother, Salvatore. For as long as I’ve been alive, Uncle Sal has been a constant source of my dad’s wrath. They’re great friends, but they sure do rub each other the wrong way sometimes. For example, when they go out to dinner together, they always haggle over who’s going to pay the bill. Sometimes I think that if my mom and I weren’t there to arbitrate, one of them might end up in jail for homicide!
I couldn’t really blame my dad for being angry. We had just spent three hours in an airplane to get to Sal’s place. When we arrived on his doorstep, however, the door was locked—and Sal was nowhere to be found. “He better be in the hospital with some kind of permanent disability,” my dad grumbled. “Or I’m going to put him there.”
We decided to head right to the restaurant. When we got there, my dad tried the door. “Just great,” he said. “They’re not open.”
“They aren’t?” my mom asked, perplexed. “But they must be open. You just have to be persistent.” She tried the doorknob herself. “I said, THEY MUST BE OPEN,” she repeated in a louder voice.
“Why are you shouting?” my dad asked.
From inside the restaurant, I heard the sound of a lock being turned. My dad gave the doorknob one more twist. This time, it opened.
“SURPRISE!”
We stepped into the restaurant to find about 20 people standing in front of a big banner that read “Happy 50th Birthday, Herman!” In the center of the group, my Uncle Sal stood holding a birthday cake. He took one look at the shocked expression on my dad’s face and broke into peals of laughter.
“Gotcha!” he said.

21. The narrator's mother could best be described as

Group of answer choices

excitable

distrustful

patient

forgetful

If you were granted one wish to make the world a better place, what would it be?

Read this excerpt of a speech that Javier is writing about the topic of a longer school day.

I don’t think we should have a longer school day. Children already spend 7 hours in school. _____ If parents and teachers want students to do better in school, they should make smaller classes and pay teachers more money instead of extending the school day.

Which best addresses the counterclaim that “students should have a longer school day” and belongs in the blank space in Javier’s speech?

The school day now lasts from early in the morning to late in the afternoon, which is long enough for children to have to sit in school.
With a longer school day, students would not get a chance for free play, which studies prove helps students develop the creative thinking skills they need.
I’ve heard that some countries have longer school days and not as much homework, which seems to suit those students well.
I have a really long school day because I go to after-school programs until my dad comes to pick me up after he finishes his workday.
WILL GET 10 POINTS AND BRAINLIEST IF RIGHT

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.



“Love Compared”
by Nizar Qabbani

I do not resemble your other lovers, my lady
should another give you a cloud
I give you rain
Should he give you a lantern, I
will give you the moon
Should he give you a branch
I will give you the trees
And if another gives you a ship
I shall give you the journey.

Source: Qabbani, Nizar. "Love Compared." OldPoetry.com. OldPoetry.com, n.d. Web. 17 May 2011.



Which statement describes this poem best?

The poem is an example of a modern sonnet.
The poem uses parody and iambic pentameter.
The poem is an example of a blazon.
The poem uses imagery to show the speaker’s love.

Read this passage:
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth
on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created
equal.
- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863
Why does Lincoln reference this portion of the Declaration of Independence
in the Gettysburg Address?

Which statement describes a theme expressed in the story “Quiet Fighter”?PLEASE HELP I WILL GIVE BRAINLEST IF THE ANSWER IS RIGHT!~

When children become adults, the way they interact with their parents changes completely.
Revenge is a better feeling for most people than the helplessness that results from a sudden and painful loss.
When someone important to you dies, the best way to handle your grief is to identify an enemy an act out your feelings aggressively.
Both talkative, agressive "fighters" and quiet, passive ones can be equally lost when facing an elusive enemy like grief.

(ii) I said it was very kind of him. (Identify the clauses.)
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Select the correct answer.

A nonprofit organization’s blog has a post about soil health management techniques for farmers. What would add credibility to the post?

A.
appealing text formatting
B.
images about soil health
C.
concise wording and catchy phrases
D.
the author’s experience and qualifications
E.
regular posting of entries

In Defense of Zoos: How Captivity Helps Conservation answer key How does the author’s word choice in paragraph 2-3 impact the meaning of the passage? A. It highlights the debate surrounding zoos: Animals kept in captivity after fall victim to disease not seen in the wild. B. It emphasizes the four most goals for zoos: keeping in danger animals safe, but also educating the public on the dangers of the wild. C. It highlights the overarching purpose of zoos: keep animals in zoos in order to prevent poaching in the wild. D. Emphasize is the contradictory reality of zoos: zoos are not perfect places for animals but some animals, but some animals would become a extinct in the wild.

Simplify.

√45+√20-√5

5√5
4√5
5√4

What statements are true regarding the use of dramatic irony?

How does Holly save herself from the troll . Artemis fowl​

In Yeats's "Leda and the Swan", What are those allusions and how deeply do they influence the poem itself?

In Hopkins's "God's Grandeur", What effects do the rhythm and sounds of the language have on your understanding, and how do they reinforce the poem's main idea?

I need help thanks

Write a sentence for each item using the subject indicated and the action or linking verb in parentheses if a verb can be either action or linking choose which form to use and label it next to your sentence

1. astronaut (look)

2. scientists (research)

3. boredom (stimulate)

4. International Space Station (will be)How many times can i give brainliest

Tap the phrase that they refers to

Help me:( I need this job for now!​

Write a short paragraph on why students should do standardized test.​

What important role is being described? Keeps the team focus on a specific topic. These are the responsibilities of a:

A. Time keeper
B. Scribe
C. Recorder
D. Team leader
E. Gate keeper

Explain the following term Brower​

Which sentence uses the most precise language?


A car uses four wheels and an engine to transport people.
The car was going fast.
The red Mustang zipped past the finish line.
The man honked his horn

1. The details in persuasive writing serve as
that will support your main point.
O A. thesis statements
O B. evidence
O C. subheadings
O D. description

When do the witches say they will meet with Macbeth

Pls help due in 10 minutes

which sentence best expresses the central idea from the text

What happened when Mother Jones tried to meet with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

please help, Imagine that you got into trouble and your parent / guardian was punishing you by taking away your cell phone and all your technology. They decide that you should paint a fence white. But you don't want to do this. How do you convince your friends to do it for you?​

Need help please, it's urgent about compare and contrast event. and Identify plot structure....I will give you brainliest. Thank you so much.

An Excerpt from "Time Jumper" by Kimberly Myers
CHAPTER 1

If I'd known that it was going to be the last day that I spent in Haverford (well, the Haverford of 2013), I might have spent it a little differently.
By the time I woke up, both Mom and Dad were at work. There wasn't a whole lot going on yet that summer, so I took my time making breakfast and thought about what I could get into that day. If I remember correctly, I met up with Beth around noon and we went down to the diner on Main Street. Later that night, it was dinner with the family, as usual. I don't think I said anything particularly worthwhile. I mostly gave roundabout or one word answers to my parents' questions about what was new with me. I eventually said goodnight and went upstairs to my room. It all only stands out in my memory so much now because of what happened next.
CHAPTER 2
The next morning, I woke with a start. It felt like I'd only been asleep for a minute, but light was already streaming in through the window. I should have realized that something was off—the light was cold and gray, nothing like the bright beams that should have been there telling me that a summer day was beckoning me outside.
I swung my legs over the side of the bed and slid my feet to the floor. Instantly, I was wide awake. The thick carpet that normally squished underfoot was gone. I was standing on wide, rough-hewn boards. My eyes darted around the room. Yes, the dimensions were right, but nothing else about my room was. I flew down the stairs, looking for someone in my family who could explain how the house had undergone such a remodel—and a poor one, at that—while I slept. I didn't find anyone.
"I have to get out of here. I feel like I'm going crazy," I thought. "I just need to get outside. Wait, what if I'm dreaming?"
Walking outside left me feeling like I'd been punched in the stomach. I expected to see the street filled with the normal taxis and cars and lined with businesses opening up for the day. Instead, I saw a tree-lined street, and three buildings. In the place of cars, I saw a horse drawing a wagon.
If I was dreaming that morning, I'm still dreaming over a year later.

1) How are the events that occur in Chapter 1 of "Time Jumper" similar to the events that occur in Chapter 2?
a) They occur in the same town
b) Both sets of events seem normal and routine to the narrator
c) Both set of events are fast-paced.
d) They are not at all similar.

2) How are the events that occur in Chapter 2 of "Time Jumper" different from event in Chapter 1?
a) They are part of the exposition that introduces the narrator and background information, while the events in Chapter 1 are part of the rising action.
b) They are part of the falling action that follows the climax that occurs in Chapter 1.
c) They reveal the problem or conflict that is foreshadowed, or hinted at, in Chapter 1.
d) They are told from a different character’s perspective than the events in Chapter 1.

The suffix_____when added to a word refers to a process.

A.) -ment as in recruitment
B.) -ed as in plotted
C.) -ion as in vision
D.) none of these

What are some elements that make American Literature uniquely American?
What makes you, as an American, connect with the literature you have read and read about?

How does the underlined text build
to the poem's conclusion?

What is Obama main purpose in the excerpt from his inaugural address