Read the excerpt from part 1 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge."
he unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "if i could free my hands," he thought, "i might throw off
the noose and spring into the stream. by diving i could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank,
take to the woods and get away home. my home, god, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are
still beyond the invader's farthest advance."
as these thoughts, which have here to be set down in words, were flashed into the doomed man's brain rather than
evolved from it the captain nodded to the sergeant. the sergeant stepped aside.
based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?
the prisoner will escape.
the prisoner will beg for mercy,
the execution will commence.
the sergeant will stop the hanging

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

What is the main difference between hearing and listening? a) hearing is easy; listening is hard. b) hearing involves the outer ear; listening involves the inner ear. c) hearing is the physical activity; listening involves processing the information. d) none of the above

Literary focus: allusion and romantic lyrics the question below refers to the selections “the world is too much with us” and “i wandered lonely as a cloud” by william wordsworth. the allusions in “the world is too much with us” refer to — a.