Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.” "Mr. Robinson is a brave man, Marcus,” Dad said. "There are a lot of people out there who don’t want him to play just because of the color of his skin.”

That is a dumb reason, I thought as I filled out the scorebook.

What kind of characterization is contained in the underlined sentence?

direct, because it tells the reader a personality trait of the character
direct, because it tells the reader a physical trait of the character
indirect, because it shows something the character says
indirect, because it shows something the character thinks

How does lena finally defeat the robots? ” this question will best be used to describe the story’s exposition. rising action. climax. falling action.

What is the effect of this dialogue? it creates an air of suspense in the plot. it shows how angry the characters are. o it describes details of the castle setting. o it entertains through the use of clever wording.

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.