When reverend and mrs. shuttlesworth and their daughters, pat and ricky, arrived at phillips, one of the city's four all-white high schools, a crowd of white men attacked them. they beat and kicked the minister nearly senseless and scarred his face, stabbed mrs. shuttlesworth, and slammed the car door on ricky's ankle. which part of the narrative structure does the author develop in this excerpt?
a) the plot is developed to describe pat and ricky’s daily routine.
b) characterization is developed to reveal the identities of the attackers.
c) conflict is developed as the shuttlesworths encounter opposition.
d) setting is developed as the narrator describes the scene of the crime.

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. be sure to include a definition if your terms

What steps best a reader determine the central idea of a text? select three options.