It went to a height of 300 ft. Above the derrick…then, twisted and bent by the strong wind…it broke off with a crash and fell to the ground, fortunately injuring no one. The remaining 4-in. Pipe…followed with great rapidity, and was shot through the top of the derrick. Simultaneously, the water which filled the well…was expelled to a great height; and a column of gas, rock-fragments and oil followed it, at first at the rate of about 250 barrels per hour, rapidly increased to 500, 1000 barrels, etc., until on the third day the discharge…was estimated…to be at least 3000 42 gallon barrels of oil per hour, or about 75,000 barrels in 24 hours. —Anthony F. Lucas Which title would be most appropriate for the excerpt above?

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.