"just get out of here! " tara screamed. the red walls seemed to pulsate behind her in agreement.
turning around, rachel tripped over the over-sized geography books that had been carelessly thrown on the floor.
"pick up your stupid books and get 'em off the floor," she grumbled as she reached for the doorknob. she stormed out of the house and slammed the screen door shut behind her. outside, mosquitoes harassed her, temporarily distracted from the luminous porch light. swatting the air like a mad woman, she bolted down the wooden stairs and ran through the sand like a courier with an urgent delivery. gusts of wind whirled and whipped the sand, causing her to stumble.
the salty air filled her lungs as she gasped for breath. reaching the water’s edge, rachel stopped and knelt to the ground exasperated. water and foam rushed toward the shore before retreating. in its duplicity, the gentle splash of the rolling tide sounded like a reassuring whisper, and it drowned out the throbbing in her head. lifting up her eyes, her gaze was caught by a steady white reflection of the moon shimmering on the water. her defiant jaw began to relax. she looked behind her at the white house. it stood gracefully on long white wooden pillars. she knew what she had to do.
where do the events in the story mainly take place?
a)in a white house
b)on an oceanfront
c)on a sailboat
d)at a water park

Suppose you connect a battery to a small light bulb with a single wire. what do you think will happen? explain your answer.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's

Ajourney with my father adapted from my reminiscences by sir rabindranath tagore probably in order to teach me to be careful, my father placed a little small change in my charge and required me to keep an account of it. he also entrusted me with the duty of winding his valuable gold watch for him. he overlooked the risk of damage in his desire to train me to a sense of responsibility. when we went out together for our morning walk, he would ask me to give alms to any beggars we came across. but i never could render him a proper account at the end of it. one day, my balance was larger than the account warranted. "i really must make you my cashier," observed my father. "money seems to have a way of growing in your hands! " that watch of his i wound up with such indefatigable1 zeal that it had very soon to be sent to the watchmaker's in calcutta. i am reminded of the time when, later in life, i was appointed to manage the estate and had to lay before my father, owing to his failing eyesight, a statement of accounts on the second or third of every month. i had first to read out the totals under each head, and if he had any doubts on any point, he would ask for the details. if i made any attempt to slur over or keep out of sight any item which i feared he would not like, it was sure to come out. so, these first few days of the month were very anxious ones for me. as i have said, my father had the habit of keeping everything clearly before his mind—whether figures of accounts, or ceremonial arrangements, or additions or alterations to property. he had never seen the new assembly hall built at bolpur, and yet, he was familiar with every detail of it from questioning those who came to see him after a visit to bolpur. he had an extraordinary memory, and when once he got hold of a fact, it never escaped him. my father asked me to copy the favourite verses, with their translation, from the book he liked reading every day. at home, i had been a boy of no account. here, when these important functions were entrusted to me, i felt the glory of the situation. 1. tireless 7 how does the narrator support the idea that his father keeps everything clearly before his mind? a. by giving the example of his father's response when his account did not tally with the money that he had in hand b. by mentioning that his father was interested in everything that happened around him c. by giving the example of his father knowing every detail of the new assembly hall at bolpur d. by mentioning that his father had marked his favorite verses from his favorite book