Read the summary. [john argued with his younger brother. he reminded him that their father would be home soon, and that their mother was only a few feet away in the kitchen talking with her friend. roy explained that he would only be gone for five minutes. without giving john an option, roy quickly went down and joined his friends. john refocused his attention on his schoolwork.] in “the rockpile” by james baldwin, which word most accurately describes roy?

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir

Which two lines in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich together use symbolism to indicate that death is approaching?