Which quotation from the great fire best reflects the central idea that the fire might have been extinguished sooner, if not for several different issues? a “chicago had recently renovated its fire alarm system, making it one of the best in the nation.” b “later at the official inquiry, all of the mistakes and missed chances that occurred in the opening minutes of the fire would be discussed.” c “like thousands of other people, he was on his way to de koven street to watch the fire.” d“it must sweep on until it reached a broad street, and then, everybody said, it would burn itself out."

Is the sentence the refree blew her whistle and both teams rushed onto the field a coumpound or simple sentence

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky