Read the following passage:
i chuckled out loud as my uchiru projected a facial
expression: its tongue out and its eyes crossed. it's so cute
when it wants to be! suddenly, i realized that the bell had
rung and the class was quiet. i slipped my uchiru into my
pocket before the teacher could notice. "hey! " it called
loudly, "it's dark in here! " oh no, not now! we had just
played together for several minutes. couldn't it go into
sleep mode? i felt my pocket vibrating as the uchiru
expressed its anger. i worried that it might send a signal to
block my computer. how would i do my schoolwork?
what does the author's word choice most clearly suggest about the narrator's
feelings toward the uchiru?
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a. she describes it as able to project images, speak, vibrate, and
send a signal to another computer.
b. she uses the words "chuckled" and played" to show that the two
have a happy, relaxed relationship.
c. she uses the phrase "it's so cute to indicate that the narrator is
happy to play with her uchiru anytime.
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d. she uses the phrases "oh no" and i worried to show that the
narrator is fearful of the uchiru's power.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.