8. How does Starlene jumping off the high ledge set the plot in motion? O A It impresses Vinny, prompting him and Starlene to become closer
friends.
OB It upsets Vinny and Joe-Boy, prompting them to leave and later find
the missing boy.
OC It encourages Joe-Boy to jump off the high ledge, despite Mo and
Vinny's pleas to climb back down.
OD It encourages the other boys to jump off the high ledge, pressuring
Vinny to feel like he must also jump.

That time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang in me thou sees the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west; which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. in me thou seest the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire, consumed with that which it was nourished by. this thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well, which thou must leave ere long. the first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to a.yellow leaves b.sweet birds c.bare choirs d.summer

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

Wi n t e r acrostic poem worth 10 points but giving 30