8. Prerana and Prashant good friends. (is/ are/has) 9. She, with her parents,
.. going to the zoo. (is/are/ have)
10. Neither a dog nor a cat in the room. (was/were/are)
11. All that glitters not gold. (is/are/were)
12. The manager, with his friendsarrived at office (háve/has/are)
13. Bread and buttera wholesome food. (is/are/have)
14. No newsgood news. . (is/are/have)
15. Two and two four. (make/makes/will make)
16. Good newsalways good for us. (is/are/were)
17. Every boy and every girlto me carefully.( listens/ listen/ listening)
18. One of the argumentsthat the hill was only imaginative.( is/are/have been)
19. Rita or Rama to me today (come/ comes/ have come)
20. Fifty rupees nothing to buy anything. (is/are/have)
21. Fifteen kilometersnot a short distance for a walk in a day (is /are/ have)
22. Time and tidefor none. (wait/ waits/ waited)
23. The crewarrived recently.(has/have/ are)
24. Neither he nor sheanything.(know/ knows/ knows)
25. The teacher, together with students, presented the paper. (has/have/ are)
26. People in Nepalsimple and honest(ade/ is / am)
27. The number of students in our schoolincreasing (18/ are/ have been)
28. Horse and carriageat the gate.(are/ is/ come)
29. Sima as well as her friendspresent today.(is/ am /are)
30. More than one boydancing..(is/ am /are

The kite runner reading assignmentdirections: answer the comprehension questions on a separate sheet of paper. then, ucseparate sheet of paper. then, define each vocabularyword firinally, explain each quotation in your own words, including why it is significant or important to thenovel.i. chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-47)reading questions1. the novel begins with a flashback what do you think is its purpose? what do you canwhat do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator? 2. who is hassan? describe him physically what is a cleft lip? describe him by his relationshipslip? describe him by his relationships. what was hisfirst word? why is that important? how did he come into amir's life? what contrast is made baetweenamir and hassan? sep3. what does it mean to be hazara, shi'a muslim, afghanistan's minority group? who, in the story thus alsohazara? sep4. what does it mean to be pashtun, sunni muslim, afghanistan's majority group? who, in the story thus far, ispashtun? see5. how does amir describe his home? why do you think he elaborates this description so much? what do thedetails of the family pictures in amir's house reveal? sệp6. who is sanaubar? how is she contrasted to amir's mother? sep7. who is ali? what do the neighborhood children call him? what does it mean? why do they call him this? sė8. how does amir feel about his father in these chapters? sep9. who is the king's cousin? what did he do and why? sp10.who is baba? describe him. what are his values? how does he relate to extremely religious leaders? sepri11.what does baba give hassan for his birthday? what does his present suggest about his character? howdoes amir react to this present? why did the present turn out to be ironic? sp12.who is assef? what is his ancestry? what is he famous for? what is his political vision? sp13. who are wali and kamal? 14. what happens between assef/wali/kamal and amir/hassan? what does assef threaten (foreshadow)? 15. hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile "normally by the following winter. why does amir thinthat is ironic? 16. what does amir want to tell assef about hassan when assef bullies them about being friends? locabulary chapters 1-5

Write a 150-word essay in which you explain how the theme of conflict is developed through the characters in "two kinds." be sure to cite examples from the text in your response. writer word count: of 150 overall score: next question ask for turn it in

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior