Read the excerpt from I Never Had It Made. "You got a girl?" he [Rickey] demanded.

It was a heck of a question. I had two reactions: why should he be concerned about my relationship with a girl; and, second, while I thought, hoped, and prayed I had a girl, the way things had been going, I was afraid she might have begun to consider me a hopeless case. I explained this to Mr. Rickey and Clyde.

What should writers imitate from this excerpt if they want to establish a point of view for a personal narrative?

describing private thoughts and feelings about a situation
providing dialogue that shows what other people are like
giving details that show the story through others’ eyes
writing about a topic that is interesting and easily understood

Which of the following is true about a merger? a. it is an example of deregulation. c. it is a combination of two or more companies into a single firm. b. it violates the sherman anti-trust act of 1890. d. it always leads to economic growth.

This question is based on the following passage. except for a few pigeons, central park was deserted. mist hung above the chilled grass. patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles. the sun hung just above the horizon, casting red and orange streaks across low-hanging clouds. the portly, gray-haired gentleman jogging down the path looked out of place. for one thing, he was dressed in ordinary street clothes, not a sweat suit. also, every few seconds, he looked anxiously back over his shoulder. coming closer to me, i saw that his face was flushed. he was panting, almost gasping. abruptly, looking this way and that, he moved behind a tree. seeming not to notice my presence, he stood with his back against the trunk, panting heavily. after a moment, he poked his head out to survey the path. it was still empty, except for a squirrel that dashed across the path like a furry dart. i checked my watch. it was now 7: 30. mentally marking the time, i aimed my camera toward the man's face. 20. from the paragraph, you can conclude that the portly man is afraid of something. which one of the following elements gives the strongest evidence for that conclusion? a. he isn't dressed in a jogging suit. b. he's panting. c. he hides behind a tree. d. he's running in a nearly deserted park.

How did nationalism affect europe's great powers? it them cooperate with each other. it destroyed them. it made them weaker. it caused competition among them.