2. Connect In lines 9-27, the author develops her ideas with information from the fields of neuroscience and

psychology. How does she connect this information back to the idea that "friendships are essential to our sense

of who we are"?

In this excerpt, the characters describe the nature of

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.

Match the definition to the word. 1. person or group opposing or hostile to another person or group propaganda 2. arranged in the order in which the events happened spatial 3. based upon reason; a rational approach to something logic 4. a method or system used to accomplish something adversary 5. having to do with space technique 6. coming one after another, in series, or in order chronological 7. the spreading of opinions or beliefs implied 8. suggested, indicated, or understood without express statement sequence