Part a: which statement best identifies the central idea of the text?
a. the scottsboro boys' trials showed the enormous degree of racial inequality that
existed in the united states' criminal justice system.
b. the scottsboro boys' trials were an unfortunate mistake made in u. s. history
that have since been apologized for.
the scottsboro boys' trials proved that a new system of screening witnesses was
necessary.
the scottsboro boys' trials showed how disorganized the criminal justice system
was at the time and how far it has come since then.

Select the correct answer. in f. scott fitzgerald's “winter dreams,” which type of character is judy jones? a. a static character that does not have any impact on the development of the dynamic characters b. a dynamic character that undergoes a sudden change in fortune and is forced to mature c. a static character whose beliefs and behaviors don’t change over the course of the story d. a dynamic character whose beliefs and behavior undergo a gradual change in the story

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?