3.as kaithly awaited her turn to audition, her thoughts darted like crazed butterflies through her mind. one second, memories from 12 years of dance classes flitted glimmeringly through her mind. the next second, she found herself obsessing over the tiny tear that had appeared at the tip of her ballet slipper.
-gradually
-sadly
-irregularly
-continually
4. flames licked at the plane's fuselage, but stephen continued flying though the dense smoke.
-control panel
-landing gear
-body portion
-radio receiver

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Which lines of dialogue develop the idea that racially charged confrontations can have a sudden and unpleasant impact? select three options.

What is hamlet pondering at the beginning of act 3?