Kristy looked out the kitchen window at the overgrown grass of the front lawn. "Michael," she called. There was no response. She finished
washing and drying the last dish and headed up to Michael's room.
Standing in the doorway with her hands on her hips, she waited for him
to notice that she was there. Michael's eyes remained fixed on the
screen, his fingers working the controller furiously. Kristy leaned over
and pulled the plug from the outlet.
Which of these is an explicit detail from the text?
A. Michael was playing a video game.
B. Kristy was washing dishes.
O C. Michael is Kristy's son.
D. Kristy is angry with Michael.

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gift jim had purchased in the beginning of the story , this would be an example of

Explain what the text says explicitly. reread paragraph 2 of "civil peace." what does this paragraph reveal about jonathan and his family's circumstances? cite textual evidence to support your response.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house