A firefighter who has recently experienced a divorce feels emotionally alienated and depressed. He isolates himself
from his friends and spends most of his time angry.
Which plot development would most logically lead a reader to conclude that
the themes of this story are about learning to care for others and learning to
be patient with oneself?
A. The firefighter must counsel a fellow firefighter who is
experiencing illness.
B. The firefighter discovers a kitten in a house fire and must learn to
raise it himself.
C. The firefighter decides to become an instructor at the local
firefighting academy.
O D. The firefighter is stuck in a building on fire and must wait for
rescue.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.