1. the goal of most of the muckrakers was to

a. fictionalize real events

b. entertain the reader

c. arouse people to demand reform

d. increase the readers of magazines to make money

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

Match the bolded words in the excerpts to their contextual meanings. unoriginal well-groomed numerous he was a gentleman from sole to crown, clean favored and imperially slim. (from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson) this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile, and mouth with myriad subtleties. (from "we wear the mask" by paul lawrence dunbar) . .if it must, these things are important not because a high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful. when they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us, that we do not admire what we cannot understand. . (from "poetry" by marianne moore)

Question 15 of 25 2 points read the following excerpt from a speech: it has been suggested that all automobiles be converted to electric power by the year 2020. _ there simply isn't the infrastructure in place to accommodate such a change. which word or phrase best connects the ideas in these sentences? o a. nowadays o b. therefore o c. in contrast o d. unfortunately