"Sort of spoils the look of the river, doesn't it?" ventured Luis. "Yeah," said Ahmad shortly.
The boys quickly forgot their concern as the ferry bumped against the dock,
and they ran down the gangway to head to the stadium, where they stood
on their seats and yelled themselves hoarse. They were reminded on the
way back, though, when they saw the same debris on the river's otherwise
calm surface.
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Which phrase from the text best helps the reader understand the meaning of the
word debris?
... looked soberly out over the water...
B
... more plastic odds and ends."
quickly forgot their concern as the ferry bumped ...
were reminded on the way back, though..

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p

Which sentence you is an example of chronological structure in “the city without us”?