Select the correct answer. What the theme of the passage?
Mason was walking through the mall, wondering what he should buy for his mother. Today was her birthday. Mason had struggled all week
trying to find the perfect gift, but nothing seemed right. He first thought about getting her dress, only to realize that he had no idea what
size she wore. Then he thought he'd get her a book, since his mother loved to read. But the book shop was large, and Mason couldn't be
sure which books she had already read.
He thought to himself, "I don't know what Mom likes. I want to get her something that will make her happy."
That's when he saw Little Potter's Florist and Gardening Shop. His mother loved gardening! Mason ran over to the store. The owner of the
store, Angela, was surprised to see Mason. Mason told her he was there to get a gift for his mother. Angela wrapped up five packets of
seeds. five planters, and a new weeding fork. She also put together a fresh bouquet of roses for Mason to give to his mother.
When the time came to present his gift to his mother, Mason grew anxious. He didn't know whether or not she would like the gardening
supplies. He wondered if he should have bought a dress like he had initially planned. Of course, it was too late to make a change, so he
went to the kitchen where his mom was busy preparing a chicken dinner.
Mason sneaked behind her and placed the gift on the table. He held out the bouquet and shouted, "Happy Birthday, Mamal"
His mother was startled, but she accepted the bouquet with a smile. As she began to open the package, Mason could feel nervousness
creeping up on him again. His mom remained silent as she removed the contents of the package. She then turned and hugged Mason with
tears in her eyes. Mason knew his mother loved the gifts. She always cried when she was really happy.
O A. asking for help
• B
valuing our loved ones
O C. companionship
O D.
the power of destiny

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.

Read the corporate document. all employees of cozy clothes ltd. are entitled to a 40 percent discount on regularly priced merchandise and a 20 percent discount on sale-priced merchandise. to apply this discount to an employee purchase, follow this procedure: 1. enter the purchaser’s employee id number into the cash register when prompted. 2. apply the appropriate discount. 3. apply sales tax. 4. print an additional copy of the sales receipt. initial both copies. 5. add the additional copy to the register drawer to be included with the nightly closeout report. what is the purpose of the numbering in this document? to indicate steps in a process to emphasize supporting ideas to signal the text’s main ideas to show the meaning of policies

Industrialization in europe changed the way people lived. the urban working class came into being, and with it came the drudgery of work. which two parts of this excerpt from franz kafka's the metamorphosis most closely reflect this impact of industrialization on people's lives? "what's happened to me? " he thought. it wasn't a dream. his room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. a collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table—samsa was a travelling salesman—and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. it showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "how about if i sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense," he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. however hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. "oh, no", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that i've chosen! travelling day in and day out. doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. they can all go away! " he felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he slid back into his former position. "getting up early all the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. you've got to get enough sleep. other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. for instance, whenever i go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts. i ought to just try that with my boss; i'd get kicked out on the spot. but who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. if i didn't have my parents to think about i'd have given in my notice a long time ago, i'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what i think, tell him everything i would, let him know just what i feel."