Question 1 (12 points) PART A: Which of the following best describes the author's claim in the text?

Which support sentences does not fit this topic sentence: the government is supposed to serve the people. a) citizens should expect to be protected from outside threats. b) the government can not satisfy most people's specific needs. c) representatives should provide a voice for their communities. d) sometimes legislators need to be reminded of their duty to the citizens.

Read the excerpt from "black hole beginnings." as the star material gathers, its inward pressure grows. the nuclei respond by zipping and zooming faster and faster, veering away from each other all the while. which statement best describes the cause and effect relationship(s) in this excerpt? 1.one cause (star material gathers) leads to two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei zip and zoom). 2.one cause (star material gathers) leads to one effect (inward pressure grows), which becomes a cause of two additional effects (nuclei zip and zoom, and nuclei veer away from each other). 3.one effect (nuclei zip and zoom) is the result of two causes (star material gathers and inward pressure grows). 4.two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei veer away from each other) are the result of two causes (star material gathers and nuclei zip and zoom).

On part two of trifles which of the following most support the feminist theme that women suffer abuses within a male dominated society?