Put the events in order to show how Martin's feelings change over the course of the story. Use the number 1 for the first event. I stood up to take the bag, somehow knowing I should. I wanted to sink right through the pavement. [I] put the sacred sage in my medicine bag. I didn't want them laughing at Grandpa.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.