Read the passage. The first car race was held in November 1895 in Chicago. The race was put on by a man who owned the Chicago Times-Herald newspaper. The course was just a little over 50 miles long.

During the race, conditions were difficult. The roads were bumpy and full of holes. And, it had snowed. So, the roads were slippery and had big snowdrifts. Since the cars were not heated, the drivers also had to withstand the cold.

Still, six drivers competed. J. Frank Duryea raced the car he and his brother invented. He drove for nine hours in the freezing cold to win the race.

Which detail from the passage best supports the inference that J. Frank Duryea was a patient man?

A. The roads were bumpy and full of holes.
B. The course was just a little over 50 miles long.
C. J. Frank Duryea raced the car he and his brother invented.
D. He drove for nine hours in the freezing cold to win the race.

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.

Consider tim o’brien’s story "ambush." what differences do you see between how o’brien dealt with killing an enemy soldier in the moment of battle compared to looking back on the moment later in life? what might this contrast reveal about the effects of war?

Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that malcolm and donalbain believe they need to flee scotland before someone tries to murder them too?