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Read the passage. Which sentence best describes Beth?
Little Women
O A. Beth enjoys helping poor people.
OB. Beth is skilled at treating sick people.
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C. Beth is more dutiful than her sisters.
Xo D.
Beth is kind, but her sisters are cruel.
by Louisa May Alcott (excerpt)
"Meg, I wish you'd go and see the Hummels. You know
Mother told us not to forget them," said Beth, ten days
after Mrs. March's departure.
"I'm too tired to go this afternoon," replied Meg,
rocking comfortably as she sewed.
"Can't you, Jo?" asked Beth.
"Why don't you go yourself?" asked Meg.
"I have been every day, but the baby is sick, and I don't
know what to do for it. Mrs. Hummel goes away to
work, and Lottchen takes care of it. But it gets sicker
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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.