Read the passage.

rita had been on summer vacation for five weeks. the first few weeks had been great. she had gone on a trip with her friend’s family to florida, and then her own family visited relatives who lived by a lake. rita had enjoyed these trips. however, there were no more activities planned for the rest of the summer, and several of rita’s friends were still on vacation. she watched television most of the time and counted the days until her friends would come back from their trips.
based on the supporting details, what can you conclude about rita?

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]