In "charles," why is laurie's mother so eager to go to the p. t.a. meeting?
a. she wants to spend some time with charles.
b. she wants to apologize to laurie's teacher for her son's behavior.
c. she wants to see if laurie can be moved into a different class.
d. she wants to find charles's mother and talk to her.

Choose the item which best answers the question. which words are intended most to capture the reader's attention? 1) "students excel" 2)"stimulating multimedia interactive format" 3) "plenty of electives available"

Match each mode of narration to the excerpt in which it is used.

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?