Read the excerpt from the beginning of chapter 5 of little women, by louisa may alcott. "what in the world are you going to do now, jo? " asked meg one snowy afternoon, as her sister came tramping through the hall, in rubber boots, old sack, and hood, with a broom in one hand and a shovel in the other. "going out for exercise," answered jo with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "i should think two long walks this morning would have been enough! it's cold and dull out, and i advise you to stay warm and dry by the fire, as i do," said meg with a shiver. "never take advice! can't keep still all day, and not being a (psy)cat, i don't like to doze by the fire. i like adventures, and i'm going to find some." why does alcott most likely begin the chapter with character dialogue? to introduce the characters in the story to set up the problem in the story to establish the mood of the story to keep the momentum of the story going

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.