HElP ME ITS A QUIZ [T]he great Mississippi, the majestic, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide tide along, shining in the sun; the dense forest away on the other side; the point above the town, and the point below, bounding the river-glimpse and turning it into a sort of sea, and withal a very still and brilliant and lonely one.

A. The reader is amused to see that the river is a cheerful and bright place.
B. The reader is moved to learn that the river is beautiful but forsaken.
C. The reader is troubled by the river's still but dangerous nature.
D. The reader is surprised by the river's turbulence and darkness.
Part B
Which pair of phrases from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

A. the majestic, the magnificent … very still and brilliant and lonely
B. rolling its mile-wide tide … dense forest away on the other side
C. along, shining in the sun … bounding the river-glimpse
D. rolling its mile-wide tide … turning it into a sort of sea

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Study the map below. based on the information shown on this map, which ofthe following locations served as an eastern border for the mongol empire?