Excerpt from a night to remember
florence wilmington

3 the singer wore an iridescent peasant blouse adorned with several beaded necklaces. the lights illuminated her features from below, creating an aura of mysticism and darkening her expression in shadow. then, marian sang—her range was like nothing i have heard before. when she hit the “a” note, the hairs on my arm stood on end. she held it, and i knew that all doubts about her skill must have melted away with that note. i reached for my husband’s hand; it was all i could do to fight back the tears.



 what strategy does wilmington use in paragraph 3 to connect her audience more closely with her subject matter?

a)cause-and-effect organizationb)the author's personal reactionc)an appropriate attention grabberd)biographical information on anderson

Which statement would you identify as being correct? a. it is important to learn the etymology of every word in a text. b. it is important to understand the etymology of every word in a text. c. it is important to study the etymology of every word in a text. d. it is important to study the etymology of some words in a text.

Which sentence best describes the biased way the author approaches this topic? boars = bacon. and gammon, chops, sausages and feel your salivary glands begin to tingle at the thought of your teeth sinking into that first tender mouthful, and you will be half way towards a sensible attitude towards these creatures. they’re pigs. porkers, hogs, swine, if you will. they dig up people’s gardens, occasionally attack their dogs, spread disease and generally cause a nuisance. in culinary terms, they’re no different to cows or sheep or any of the other feeble-minded, four-legged frolickers which, in various pasties, pies and other assorted pastry cases, end up on our steaming plates on a daily basis. low in fat but high in deliciousness, by eating a wild boar you aren’t depriving poor little peppa and george of a long-lost cousin, but rather reaffirming your god-given position at the top of the food chain. if a boar could eat you it would, thus i say we should return the favour with interest. so say no to the misty-eyed squealers and man up, tuck in and pig out!

If chopin were your music teacher, what techniques would he probably expect you to develop and practice? use details and information from the passage to explain your answer.