Read the following excerpt from the article "Vision, Voice and the Power of Creation: An Author Speaks Out," by T. A. Barron, and answer the question that follows:
Yet deeper than character, or even place, is another concept: voice. More than any other
doorway to the imagination, I find this one the trickiest to open-and the hardest to close. For a
character's true voice is heard, its tones, cadences, and ideas are long remembered.
The ancients (people from ancient history] used anima, in fact, to describe breath as well as
soul. That is wholly appropriate, for in the breath-the voice-of a character lies its essential
spirit. If the writer can truly hear the voice of a character, so will the reader.
The author writes, "If the writer can truly hear the voice of a character, so will the reader."
What type of statement is this?
Implicit
Explicit
Exclamatory

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the first bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.