Early in the story, when Jack's father tells him about finding his mother in a catalog and he lies about her, Jack wonders, "What kind of woman puts herself into a catalog so that she can be bought?" Later, he is focused on on-campus recruiting season, and tells us, "I schemed about how to lie to the corporate recruiters most effectively so that they'll offer to buy me." Why do you think the story draws this parallel between Jack and his mother both lying in order to be "bought"?

Ineed ! (1) divorce has serious negative consequences. (2) first, social adjustment after the divorce is a troublesome time. (3) the former couple often finds that starting to date again can be nerve-racking. (4) also, married friends may exclude singles from social plans. (5) secondly, emotional difficulties among the original family members are common. (6) feelings of guilt and resentment may persist between the former husband and wife. (7) at the same time, children may be confused and hurt; many also feel guilty, imagining that they were somehow to blame for the divorce. (8) a third consequence is that financial adjustments are necessary. (9) alimony, child support, and property dispersal must be dealt with. (10) also, the high fees that lawyers charge can be a burden. 1. in general, the major details of this passage are a. negative consequences of divorce. b. serious problems that lead to divorce. c. ways to deal with divorce. d. emotional difficulties that arise from divorce.

Read the following sentence from excerpt of the narrative of the live of frederick douglass and define the bolded word: "why master was so careful of her, may be safely let to conjecture." question 10 options: a) prayer or hope b) guesswork or speculation c) relief or ease d) disapproval or disappointment

What is the value of x in the equation? 43 7 x − 31 2 = 12 a) 32 5 b) 31 2 c) 33 4 d) 36 7