Chris heard the garage door open. he hadn't realized that his brother would be home so soon. , he had put everything back where it belonged, and keith would never be the wiser. he couldn't believe he was about to lie to his brother, but . . keith can never know, chris thought to himself. it's for his own good. chris flopped down on the couch and tried to look casual as keith walked in the back door. "what are you doing here? " keith asked, surprised to see his little brother. "can't i come by to say hi? " chris asked, his voice gravelly. "i haven't seen you in a while." "no, it's great to see you," keith said cautiously. "i'm just surprised, that's all." chris stood up suddenly, anger exploding inside him. "fine, if you don't want to see me, i'll leave! " he turned and slammed the door in keith's shocked face. which statement  best  describes the external conflict in this passage?   a. chris is worried that keith will find out that he is lying.  b. chris is angry at keith for questioning the reason behind his visit.  c. chris is mad that keith doesn't want to spend more time with him.  d. chris is upset with himself for lying to keith.

Review questions what were the four stated goals of operation reinhard and how were these implemented? how did treblinka, sobibor, and belzec differ from other concentration camps built earlier? how did the nazi party maintain secrecy regarding the final solution? why was the madagascar plan not used? why were some individuals, including wwi veterans, to be spared the final solution?

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion

Which of the following is most likely to influence the plot of a story