Read the passage. from “the first seven years” by bernard malamud later, as he [feld] entered the store, he was startled by a violent clanging and looked up to see sobel pounding with all his might upon the naked last. it broke, the iron striking the floor and jumping with a thump against the wall, but before the enraged shoemaker could cry out, the assistant had torn his hat and coat from the hook and rushed out into the snow.
which statement most accurately summarizes the passage?
a. feld gets angry at sobel when sobel pounds too hard on the last.
b. sobel takes out his anger on the last and then runs out of the shop.
c. feld comes into the store and is surprised when sobel breaks the last.
d.
sobel feels angry at feld so he pounds hard enough to break the last.

Write explanatory essay about the effects of earthquakes.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why