D Read the excerpt from The Land
Based on Paul's description of Cassie, what is the
most likely reason she tells him to handle Mitchell
himself?
Now, my sister was a beautiful girl and I knew even
Mitchell had eyes for her. But Cassie was not only
beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky
She was six years older than I was and pretty much like
a mother hen when it came to me, I knew she'd take
my part. "Cassie, you know 'bout Mitchell?" I asked her.
"Course I know about Mitchell," she answered, "Why're
you letting him beat up on you?"
"I'm not letting himl" 1 exclaimed in outrage. "You
thinking I'm liking him beating up on me?"
"Well, if you're not, you'd better make him stop"
"Well, I'm trying."
O She wants him to learn to behave like someone
older like she is
O She wants him to grow to be smart and tough like
she is
O She wants him to be a mother hen to Mitchell like
she is to him
N
O She wants him to become just a bit arrogant, like
she is
"Well, you'd better try harder."

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.