Read the passage below and use it to answer the questions that follow. Frightened, Jaydan dodged her way among the burning trees. The oppressive heat of the flames grasped
at her and nearly brought her down. She felt the smoke choking her lungs, causing her to cough. She
considered surrendering to the elements, but she knew she could not give up.
She had to find Pom-Pom, her pet who had wandered away. She could hear her desperate little yips and
bravely headed towards them. Though she could feel her vision blurring, she knew he had to press on.
She spotted sweet Pom-Pom and was just about to grab her when suddenly, a tree fell, blocking her.
"No!" she shrieked.
Luckily her companions Rowan, Christ'yan, and Tyreke caught up with her just when she needed
assistance the most. Jaydan was delighted to see them. Together, they heaved the felled tree to the side.
Jaydan watched as Tyreke scooped up Pom-Pom, relieved that the puppy was safe. Swiftly as a rushing
river, they made their way out of the blaze and towards safety.
17. The setting of this passage is most likely a *
5 points
Beach
O Forest
Ο Ο Ο Ο
O Jungle
Foreign country

answer; (external conflict)

in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.

the correct answer is d. sinking. - apex.