Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai. A bird! He sat up and shook his friend. "Goemon-chan!" he said. "A bird!"

Goemon opened one eye. "It's a bird, that is true:" Goemon closed his eyes again. "Ahodori-fool bird . . ."

"But, Goemon-chan!" Manjiro shook him again. "Doesn't a bird mean there could be land nearby?"

"Yes," Goemon sighed. Suddenly his head popped up. "Did you say land?"

The two boys shook the others, and they all stared over the side of the boat at a small, dark line on the horizon. As the boat drifted toward it, the dark line grew into a tall, looming shape: an island.

Which best states how the excerpt keeps readers interested in the story?

It creates suspense.
It explains a past event.
It describes a conflict.
It quickens the story’s pace.

jeez la wheeze! i just checked other people who had the same question as you and both had terrible answers.

i hope i could be a little bit of a though!

hmm, lets see here. okay! so, i don't know the passages exactly since i haven't taken that quiz before, but! i will try to the best i can.

if you need on what igbo means, ill give you a hand.

igbo means a member of a people of southeastern nigeria.

so, they're asking you, "what passage uses igbo words or phrases and in at least 100 words, identify the kinds of context clues the author uses to hint at the words' meaning."

so basically, don't stress or over look this.

look closely at the passages and see if you can spot any of those hints! it doesn't have to be all, remember, its a quiz! no right or wrong answers.

the teachers are always there to and if you are struggling on this topic they will notice it in your score on the quiz and you.

(; i do hope this is useful to you!     < 3