Read the excerpt from "Rider in the City." He knew only that the city was infinitely far from the North Carolina foothills where he'd lived all his life. Instead of the Blue Ridge Mountains rising majestically in the distance, apartments and office buildings loomed over him. Instead of lush green paths through the dense woods, Rider found himself walking overcrowded avenues washed in neon from storefronts and orange from the streetlights.

What does the description in this excerpt show about Rider?

A. He longs to fit into his new city environment.
B. He feels free in the city and trapped in the country.
C. He wants to find a balance between the country and city.
D. He feels trapped in the city and free in the country.

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h.g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Based on your reading of act i of julius caesar, to whom is the character of cassius most loyal?