Which phrase is the best example of parallelism?
a. he collected rocks, pine cones, shells, twigs, and anything else he could find outside.
b. her eyes began to droop, her mind began to wander, and then her limbs softened.
c. she read that book with lightning speed.
d. the rain sounds like thousands of soft, tiny feet scampering on the roof.

What is the correct definition of a canal? a) a machine that picks cotton faster b) a large entity that can carry heavy loads c) a man made ditch filled with water d) a boat that can travel up the current

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house

How would you describe the relationship between the major world religions today? how do those relationships manifest in the united states today?