Question 27 Based on the information presented in the essay, what is one message the reader can infer?
Answer
A
Avoiding competition is better than participating when failure is certain.
B
Being rewarded simply for participating belittles the efforts of the winners.
с
Persistence ensures that a loser will eventually become a winner.
D
Satisfaction comes from being dedicated and doing your best.

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.

You're playing the slots and "win" twenty-five bucks! you're stoked. during the past ten weeks, you've won another fifty bucks. but you've dropped two bucks in the slot machines every day for ten weeks