Read the passage from a friend in need. part a. a-theme of the story is that in times of need people benefit more from actions than from promises of support. how does jerome develop this theme?

he brings his teammates together to find ways to benefit others in their community.

he seeks advice from his mother rather than working through his problem alone.

he chooses to go directly to assist those in need than ask about how to .

he sends several messages a day to a friend who has recently suffered a tragedy.

part b

which quotation from the text best supports the response in part a?

“jerome wandered through the morning with the weight of martins news crowding his thoughts.”

“he wondered how many people would actually show up to oky and how many would simply hope the enough others did. “

“the morning after the rugby championship, jerome reached for his phone, prepared to enjoy the usual flood of photos that tended to appear following a game.”

“jerome thought for several moments, aware that his mother had paused her sorting to give him her full attention.”

Which of the following is a complex sentence? a. after henry submitted his essay, he realized that he hadn't proofread the last page. b. identity theft is a growing problem, especially among seniors. c. we didn't have enough potatoes for dinner, so we served rice instead. d. jim tried to watch a video on a device connected to a crowded wireless network; as a result, the video stuttered and froze.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What is dialogue? a. conversations that takes place between characters b. directions left by the playwright on a script c. instructions that indicate actors' stage positions d. the props that represent a play's physical location