Read this excerpt from "Rules of the Game." Soon I no longer lost any games or Life Savers, but I lost my adversaries. Winston and Vincent decided they were more interested in roaming the streets after school in their Hopalong Cassidy cowboy hats.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from "Rules of the Game"?

A. Waverly's brothers had no interest in chess, so she started playing cowboys with them.

B. Once Waverly began beating her brothers at chess, they wouldn't play with her anymore.

C. Waverly's brothers refused to play chess with her because they thought girls shouldn't play chess.

D. When Waverly found out her brothers were stealing her Life Savers, she told her mom, who made them stop.

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested

Using the ideas in these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the father 1.enjoys surprising his wife with news. 2.is easily provoked into over-reacting 3.does not hold high regard for ojukwu. 3.does not respect his wife’s political views. :

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.