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Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Geoff bought a picture frame and took a picture with his parents because a) he wanted to be a notable athlete. b) he wanted to remember his trip always. c) he wanted to get into the hall of fame. d) he wanted a baseball player to sign it.

Excerpt from “we shall overcome” by lyndon b. johnson read these sentences from the speech. the issue of equal rights for american negroes is such an issue. and should we defeat every enemy, and should we double our wealth and conquer the stars, and still be unequal to this issue, then we will have failed as a people and as a nation. for, with a country as with a person, "what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? " how do these sentences convey johnson’s viewpoint? a. johnson feels that america must use its military and economic strength to ensure equal rights around the world. b. johnson believes that no matter how much the nation accomplishes, the gains will be meaningless until all americans have equal rights. c. he believes that in modern societies, there will always be some groups that feel more equally treated than others. d. he thinks that because the nation has already achieved so much, it should be easy to ensure that all americans are treated equally.