Read the paragraph. while olivia listened to the band on stage, she occasionally glanced at her friend jeremy, who was bopping his head, eyes closed, smiling the entire time. how could he recommend music like this? olivia was tempted to put her fingers in her ears. the lead singer sounded as if he were either in pain or a dog lost in the woods. her eardrums felt like they would burst. what sentence best finishes the paragraph? a.) she just couldn’t stand another minute of the incessant howling. b.) she didn’t like the singing and decided to leave the music club. c.) she needed a break from the loud music and the big crowds. d.) she finally put her fingers in her ears and felt much better.

She just couldn’t stand another minute of the incessant howling.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)