How does the line "her train of thought
screeched to a halt" in the last paragraph
affect the mood of the passage?
it suggests that zoë's mind goes
blank when her phone buzzes,
creating a bewildered mood.
it implies that zoe's thoughts are all
over the place, creating a scattered
mood.
it suggests that zoe's thoughts are
interrupted by her buzzing phone,
creating an expectant mood.
it indicates that zoë is
overwhelmed by her thoughts and
takes a moment to process them,
creating a contemplative mood.

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”

My best friend is a white girl named denise — we look at boys together. she sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: o'connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise's head very well. why does the speaker share details about race, friendship, and names in this stanza? check all the correct answers. to indicate that the students were already segregated and isolated to emphasize the idea that all americans were treated as equals prior to the attack to reveal the extent of the impact resulting from the attack on pearl harbor to identify the compassionate response following the attack on pearl harbor

The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because rama