Read the section below and select the best analysis of the author's intention. "well," she said, "i think i'll look around to-morrow. i've got friday and saturday, and it won't be any trouble. which way is the business part? \" minnie began to explain, but her husband took this part of the conversation to himself. "it's that way," he said, pointing east. "that's east." then he went off into the longest speech he had yet indulged in, concerning the lay of chicago. "you'd better look in those big manufacturing houses along franklin street and just the other side of the river," he concluded. "lots of girls work there. you could get home easy, too. it isn't very far." carrie nodded and asked her sister about the neighbourhood. the latter talked in a subdued tone, telling the little she knew about it, while hanson concerned himself with the baby. finally he jumped up and handed the child to his wife. a) the author reveals carrie's yearning for the idyllic family life she sees her sister enjoying. b) the author attempts to portray hanson as being dismissive of his wife, not seeing her as an equal partner. c) the author reveals the emerging tensions between minnie and carrie because of carrie's freedom and independence. d) the author attempts to portray minnie as being oversensitive to criticism from her husband, but careful to disguise it from carrie.

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.

Read the passage. when i consider how my light is spent ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, and that one talent which is death to hide, lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent to serve therewith my maker, and present my true account, lest he returning chide; “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” in line 7 of sonnet xix by john milton, the speaker asks, “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” what does his question mean? why must god make us suffer to work? what shall one charge god to work in the dark? how does god expect him to work when he is blind? is god trying me?

Identify the appositive phrase in the excerpt from "the story of an hour" by kate chopin.