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A Sliver of Steel Questions
POSSIBLE POINTS: 14.29
Read the sentence from paragraph 18.
Although he was not aware of it at the time, it was the first piece of evidence in a mystery which was to pull him deep into its folds and
require weeks of patient effort to untangle.
How does the author's use of foreshadowing create tension in the passage?
O by creating confusion about the reliability of Bob Houston as a witness to the supposed crime
by portraying Bob Houston as insignificant to the circumstances surrounding the secrecy in the office building
O by conveying the steps required to solve the identity of the trespasser
O by highlighting the importance of the small item as a signifier of a larger, more complex occurrence
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What effect is achieved by the use of the phrase "as the devil would have it" in the second sentence?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.