The whole house was dark, but Doug’s eyes were focused on the door of the basement, which was open a crack. The basement door was about ten feet from where he stood, but he could not see it. He walked slowly forward. Doug’s forehead was the first thing to reach the door; the rest of his body followed. He fumbled for the handle and slowly pushed the door wide open. IMAGINE THAT THIS IS THE OPENING TO AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INCIDENT WRITTEN BY A CLASSMATE: WHICH DESCRIBES THE STRATEGY BEING USED?

1. an engaging description

2. an exciting action

3. an intriguing dialogue

4. an interesting quotation

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

The empire state building was constructed by one hundred workers

What is dialogue? a. conversations that takes place between characters b. directions left by the playwright on a script c. instructions that indicate actors' stage positions d. the props that represent a play's physical location