Read the passage from "the quinceanera.”

the next thing i knew, the alarm on my phone rang, startling me out of a daze. it was 12: 30, time for me to leave! in a rush of misery i realized i had to make a choice: get my sister’s gift or make it to my movie on time. a quick look at the jewelry reminded me that there wasn’t anything here i thought she’d like anyhow. but i had to get her something! and then it hit me. my sister liked movies – i could get her movie tickets at the theatre, or a gift certificate she could use whenever she wanted!

the reader can logically predict that the narrator will most likely

a) regret his decision and go back to the jewelry store.
b) get involved with his friends and the movie and forget the gift.
c) watch the movie and then buy his sister a gift she will enjoy.
d) stay late with his friends and arrive late to the party.

Read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.how does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? oedward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: oit is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.0o