Witch best describes why the author has the mother and son in “Borders” sleep in the car for two days? a. to show their poverty
b. to show the bureaucracy of the border patrol
c. to show tension among the characters in the rising action or the story
d. to show the depth of the mother’s willingness to stand up for her heritage

Read the sentence from a student’s essay about “the treasure of lemon brown.” greg sees his father differently after he speaks with lemon brown. what revision should the student make to clarify the main idea of this sentence? replace “sees his father differently” with “appreciates his father.” add the phrase “at the end of the story” after the word “differently.” change the wording of “speaks with” to “has a conversation with.” remove “after he speaks with lemon brown” from the sentence.