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1. the author uses the section breaks within the text to indicate a shift in (1 point) time. setting. sequence. perspective. 2. what is the most likely reason the boys take care of mr. thomas yet destroy his house? (1 point) they resent the beauty of mr. thomas's house but respect mr. thomas. they are simply not interested in physically harming people, only things. they want to witness mr. thomas's reaction to the destruction of his property. they understand the laws against hurting others but believe that there is no law against breaking 3. which of the following sentences from \"the destructors\" best supports the theme of fallen pride? (1 point). “it was the word ‘beautiful’ that worried him—that belonged to a class world that you could still see parodied at the wormsley common empire by a man wearing a top hat and a monocle, with a haw-haw accent.”. “driven by the pure, simple and altruistic ambition of fame for the gang, blackie came back to where t stood in the shadow of old misery's wall.”. “’all this hate and love,’ he said, ’it's soft, it's hooey. there's only things, blackie,’ and he looked round the room crowded with the unfamiliar shadows of half things, broken things, former things.”. “one moment the house had stood there with such dignity between the bomb-sites like a man in a top hat, and then, bang, crash, there wasn't anything left—not anything.”. for questions 8-10 choose the word or phrase that best matches the underlined word..

4. the rocky terrain daunted the hiker. (1 point).
intimidated. exhausted. inspired. confused.

5. the fickleness of her children's tastes made it hard to plan a menu. (1 point). inflexibility. frivolity. predictability. inconstancy.

6. she planned a secret rendezvous with her friend. (1 point).
dance. meeting. vacation. ceremony.

7. the trumpet player was rebuked for missing the band rehearsal. (1 point).
praised. scolded. insulted. discharged.

for question 8, identify how the underlined infinitive is used in the sentence..
8. the week jon plans to work. (1 point).
adjective. adverb. noun

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