The office memo read as follows: "there is a mandatory meeting at 3: 00 p. m. on thursday. the newest sales numbers will be covered in detail, and then the appropriate promotions will be announced."

what is the key idea of this passage?

a. getting promoted is traditionally done during the required business meetings.
b. this meeting will discuss the business's success and who achieved the most.
c. sales numbers are often a very important element in a business's profits.
d. regular meetings tend to be held during the late afternoon in mid-week.

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women