What happened to eliza p. donner’s cousin mary that mr. oakley had to carry her? a she had breathing problems and was unable to hike in the snow without losing breath and passing out. b mary had been paralyzed from the waist down before the donner party originally started west. c she broke her ankle when her leg was caught in a trap that had been set for wild animals. d it was so cold one night that she couldn’t feel that her leg had rolled into the fire and burned until it was maimed.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

In which sentence does the underlined adverb modify a verb? (i’ll put the words that are underlined in caps) a. water young plants often. b. water young plants rather often. c. we generally water young plants often. d. water very young plants often.

Read the excerpt from "black hole beginnings." as the star material gathers, its inward pressure grows. the nuclei respond by zipping and zooming faster and faster, veering away from each other all the while. which statement best describes the cause and effect relationship(s) in this excerpt? 1.one cause (star material gathers) leads to two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei zip and zoom). 2.one cause (star material gathers) leads to one effect (inward pressure grows), which becomes a cause of two additional effects (nuclei zip and zoom, and nuclei veer away from each other). 3.one effect (nuclei zip and zoom) is the result of two causes (star material gathers and inward pressure grows). 4.two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei veer away from each other) are the result of two causes (star material gathers and nuclei zip and zoom).