13. Read the following passage from "Another Evening at the Club" in which Samia's mother describes her impressions of Abboud Bey, her daughter's suitor.

"You're a lucky girl," her mother had told her. "He's a real find. Any girl would be
happy to have him. He's an Inspector of Irrigation though he's not yet forty. He earns
a big salary and gets a fully furnished government house wherever he's posted,
which will save us the expense of setting up a house and I don't have to tell you what our situation is—and that's besides the house he owns in Alexandria where
you'll be spending your holidays.'

The details in these sentences lead a reader to understand that Samia's family

a. is socially inferior to Abboud Bey.

b. has experienced financial difficulties.

c. enjoys spending the holidays in Alexandria.

d. intends to throw the couple a very large wedding.

Reading critically involves reading to criticize reading many texts questioning a text talking about interests

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the first bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.