Doris was sitting alone in the living room, hugging a pillow and rocking back and forth on the edge of a chair. She was trying not to cry but she was not strong enough. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress. Which tone is best expressed by the author in this excerpt from "Stray"?

A. peaceful

B. sarcastic

C. angry and bitter

D. sympathetic

Which sentence from the story is an example of conflict? “here were many men, and countless dogs, and buck found them all at work.” “buck had been purposely placed between dave and sol-leks so that he might receive instruction.” “by afternoon, perrault, who was in a hurry to be on the trail with his despatches, returned with two more dogs.” “that night buck faced the great problem of sleeping.”

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Read this sentence:somebody save the smoke! the nomadic tribes move to a new location each season. which word provides a clue to the meaning of nomadic? new season move location