Adefenseless creature
“your excellency, make me remember you in my prayers for the rest of my days, have pity on a lone, lorn woman,” wailed madame shtchukin; “i am a weak, defenceless i am worried to death, i’ve to settle with the lodgers and see to my husband’s affairs and fly round looking after the house, and i am going to church every day this week, and my son-in-law is out of a i might as well not eat or i can scarcely keep on my i haven’t slept all ”
3. part a: what does the word “lorn” most likely mean, as used in paragraph 15? a miserable
b anxious
c sick
d faithful
4.
part b: which of the following phrases best supports the answer to part a?
a
“‘make me remember you in my prayers for the rest of my days’”
b
“‘i am worried to death, i’ve to settle with the lodgers’”
c
“‘and see to my husband’s affairs and fly round looking after the house’”
d
“‘i might as well not eat or i can scarcely keep on my i haven’t slept all night…’”

Which line in the passage can be used as textual evidence to support the following claim? many people suffer from depression. depression is a serious mental illness that affects a person physically and mentally. it interferes with a person's ability to function normally and enjoy pleasurable activities. some types of depression include major depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and postpartum depression. many people confuse depression with general sadness, though people are becoming increasingly aware that it is indeed a serious illness. often people suffering from depression think that it is an incurable condition. they don’t seek any treatment because they are afraid of how others will judge them. based on data from the national institute of medical health, depressive disorders are common and affect 9.5 percent of adults in the united states, or about 19 million people every year. more than 80 percent of people with depressive disorders improve when they receive appropriate treatment.