In which of the following pieces of writing is the author most likely to use the narrative technique? A.
an essay that presents an analysis of a literary work
B.
an essay that presents an argument on a topic
C.
an essay about the author’s personal experiences
D.
an essay that criticizes a viewpoint on a topic

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Which sentence contains a literary allusion?
A.
Sweating and breathing heavily, I finally climbed my way to the peak of Mount Everest.
B.
Throughout the New York City marathon, Beverly breathed calmly and maintained her pace.
C.
We couldn’t wait to attend the Texas state fair, where we could eat the latest strange food.
D.
After my sister made her rude comment, she cackled like the Wicked Witch of the West and flew away.

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Read the following excerpt from a personal essay titled "Lost Childhood." What is the main idea of the essay?

Looking back at my childhood 20 years later, I never realized the many opportunities that I received. Back then, I thought my childhood was filled with things that my parents didn't allow me to do. But now, I realize that my parents did allow me to have many positive experiences. I was allowed to travel with friends on school trips. I was allowed to play sports. I was allowed to choose what I wanted to study. When I talk to friends I grew up with, we are amazed by the opportunities we had. We are grateful for our childhood experiences, even though we didn't recognize and appreciate them at the time.

A.
Childhood often isn’t appreciated until we are grown.
B.
Childhood isn’t an easy time period for every person.
C.
Parents often don’t openly express themselves with their children.
D.
Parents often make childhood more difficult for their children.

In 1896, a 308-page edition of  the american wheelmanearned the distinction of being "the largest magazine ever issued from a printing press,” according to the advertising journal  printers’ ink.which accurately describes this statement? it is subjective because the information contained in this statement cannot be proven.it is subjective because everyone would agree with the information contained in this statement.it is subjective because the information contained in this statement can not be proven.it is objective because the information contained in this statement can be proven.it is objective because not everyone would agree with the information contained in this statement.

Which of these are central ideas of chapter 4 of wheels of change? check all that apply.

Read the passage from animal farm. one sunday morning squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs. napoleon had accepted, through whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. the price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. when the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. they had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. they were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. for the first time since the expulsion of jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. led by three young black minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart napoleon's wishes. their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. he ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. the dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out. for five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. nine hens had died in the meantime. their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. whymper heard nothing of this affair, and the eggs were duly delivered, a grocer's van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away. which detail from the passage supports the claim that this is an allegory for the great purge? the hens holding out for five days but capitulating the eggs being delivered to the grocer the protesting hens being intentionally starved coccidiosis spreading on the farm