5 MINUTES ON TIMER! PLS HURRY! Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street. "Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D. C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent. "I think it would be cool to go into business," Sampson said, "You know, become an entrepreneur and own some big company." He sounded a little vague. "What kind of business is there around here except for drugs and crime?" George asked bitterly. "Show business!" Rameck told him. "We can be rap stars!" "Yeah, right. You need money even to do that," Sampson told him. Sampson drove the other two home then, their hopes and dreams left in the starlight. What effect does the boys’ lack of money have on them? It makes them jealous of students who are going to college. It fuels their interest in owning a successful business. It motivates them to pursue their individual interests. It makes them believe that their goals are too difficult to achieve.

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Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you