In this passage, the author's viewpoint is that the
situation is so terrible, everyone is impacted by the
despair. what evidence supports this?
in our wagon, there was a friend of my father's, meir katz
less undernourished than the rest of us, detention
had been easier on him. because he was stronger than
most of us, he had been put in charge of our
and meir katz, the strong one, the sturdiest of us all
began to cry. his son had been taken from him during the
first selection but only now was he crying for him. only
now did he fall apart. he could not go on. he had reached
the end
--night,
elie wiesel
"detention had been easier on him."
"the sturdiest of us all, began to cry."
"he had been put in charge of our wagon."
"there was a friend of my father's, meir katz."

Focus question: miss maudie says, “atticus finch is the same in his house as he is in public” (61). what evidence so far proves this true?

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.