Read the excerpt from the text. The day of the audition, Lily woke up early and walked downstairs to join her mother and Kip in the kitchen. She sat down to a healthy breakfast and Kip asked her, "So, are you nervous for today?"
"Not really, Kip," she said. "It is really no big deal because I have auditioned a million other times," she said, swallowing the truth that she was, in fact, terrified.

How does the author's inclusion of this excerpt contribute to the text?

A) It shows that Kip is unkind, as he is trying to make Lily more nervous than she already is.

B) It shows that Lily is too proud to admit to her brother that she is afraid.

C) It shows that Kip is intelligent.

D) It shows that Lily is dishonest at heart.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.