Question 20 This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A:

Which statement BEST describes the speaker's viewpoint?
A
The speaker is a weather reporter informing the audience about the hurricanes and blizzards that are coming soon.

B
The speaker is a knowledgeable person sharing information about hurricanes and blizzards.

C
The speaker is a frightened person, nervous about the damage that blizzards and hurricanes bring.

D
The speaker is a sad person who is upset about the damage a hurricane and blizzard did to his home.

Part B:

Which detail from the presentation BEST supports your answer from part A?
A
Both hurricanes and blizzards wreak major havoc on United States cities during storm seasons. Each take place under different weather conditions and cause different levels of damage.

B
With the brute force of a hurricane, there is no way to protect or fully secure personal possessions.

C
Local weather stations warn community members about threats of hurricanes and blizzards, but some storms arrive so quickly that homeowners cannot prepare in time.

D
To escape the harsh weather, plan a tropical vacation during storm season.

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects