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Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the
City of Brooklyn
Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of
this excerpt?
In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of
lives have been lost. Does it not sometimes seem as
though every work of enduring value, in the material as in
the moral world, must needs be purchased at the cost of
human life? Let us recall with kindness at this hour the
work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death, no
less than of that great army of men who have wrought,
year in and year out, to execute the great design. Let us
give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman
who has here done his duty well, no less than to the great
engineer who told him what to do.
O The mayor gently lectures on the importance of
speaking kindly about those who have died.
O The mayor commemorates and gives praise to those
who were killed while building the bridge.
Low gives a monotonous explanation of the costs of the
materials that were purchased for the bridge.
O Low remembers those humble men who labored
intensely and faithfully to execute this dream.

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.