Read the passage.

hey, sheila, what's up? got your message about the party on saturday night. who's giving it? i have to go to my cousin's graduation that afternoon. but we should be back in time for the fun—unless the party is too far away. let me know the details.

-pam

which features make this passage informal? select each correct answer.
expression of subjective feelings
first-person point of view
complex sentences
third-person point of view
impersonal tone
colloquialism
incomplete sentences

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house