Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair something like that it was which befell peter gudge. peter was walking down the street one afternoon, when a woman approached and held out to him a printed leaflet. "read this, ," she said. and peter, who was hungry, and at odds with the world, answered gruffly: "i got no money." he thought it was an advertising dodger, and he said: "i can't buy nothin'." but who could have foreseen that mrs. smithers would have kept count of those fried doughnuts every time anybody passed thru her pantry? and it was only that one ridiculous circumstance which had brought peter to his present misery. but for that he might have had his lunch of bread and dried herring and weak tea in the home of the shoe-maker's wife, and might have still been busy with his job of stirring up dissension in the first apostolic church. peter's character is best described as a) compassionate. eliminate b) confused. c) humble. d) self-pitying. submit hint key ideas and details (lafs.8.rl.1.3) story elem

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return