Which best describes the climax of the story? story: 1 chris and taylor have been neighbors for years. during the summer, they enjoy biking on the trails in town. chris always has to remind taylor to wear his helmet or else taylor forgets. every time that happens, chris makes a joke about it and says that because he is older, it is his duty to remember. he adds that having red hair and freckles his memory. 2 one afternoon taylor suggested that they ride their bikes into town for lunch at the diner. because taylor had been saving his money, he offered to pay for the meal. when chris asked how he earned the money, taylor replied, “i mow the lawn and take out the trash.” suddenly chris seemed upset. his face turned bright red, and he quickly pedaled home. 3 the next day, taylor was playing basketball in his driveway when chris rode up on his bike. taylor wiped the sweat from his sunburned face and slicked back his brown hair. he smiled at chris, who smiled back and said, “i’m sorry for getting angry yesterday.” he explained that he got mad because he watch his younger sister and feeds the family dog but does not get paid. 4 the two friends shook hands and happily played basketball for the rest of the afternoon. chris made his usual jokes about things, and taylor kept forgetting the score of the game—things were back to normal. use the selection to answer the question

Who was the last member of the stuart line whose death left britain without a clear successor? a. george i b. queen anne c. charles ii d. queen elizabeth

The following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's as i lay dying: from darl: tull's wagon stands beside the spring, hitched to the rail, the reins wrapped about the seat stanchion. in the wagon bed are two chairs. jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the willow branch and drinks. i pass him and mount the path, beginning to hear cash's saw. when i reach the top he has quit sawing. standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, cash is. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. he kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. a good carpenter. addie bundren could not want a better one, better box to lie in. it will give her confidence and comfort. i go on to the house, followed by the chuck. chuck. chuck.of the adze.from cash: i made it on the bevel.there is more surface for the nails to grip.there is twice the gripping-surface to each seam.the water will have to seep into it on a slant. water moves easiest up and down or straight across.in a house people are upright two thirds of the time. so the seams and joints are made up-and-down. because the stress is up-and-down.in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways.except.a body is not square like a crosstie.animal magnetism.the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on a bevel.compare how the two narrators tell the story of addie bundren's impending death. is either narrator reliable? explain what the reader learns about each narrator. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Read the excerpt from infinite jest. three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an arizona noon. these are three deans—of admissions, academic affairs, athletic affairs. i do not know which face belongs to whom. which line of text supports the idea that hal is meeting the college deans for the first time? a. three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats. . b. . half-windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light. . c. these are three deans—of admissions, academic affairs, athletic affairs. d. i do not know which face belongs to whom.