the room was silent for a long moment. then, a loud, piercing wail tore at our ears.
if the writer wants to convey a sense of suddenness, what is the best transition word or phrase to use in the blank for this sentence?
a) all at once
b) before long
c) after a pause
d) to our considerable astonishment

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine