13. What is the author's main purpose in the article?
OA to explain how the Olympics increased
conflict between the city states
OB to explain how winning Olympic athletes
trained for the competitions
CC to describe how the Olympic games
became more difficult over time
D to describe how the Olympic games were
important to Greek society

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Which excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflects the author's opinion that the members of the medical profession don't really care about their patients?