Read the passages below and answer the question.
mr. webb: every man that's ever lived has felt that way about it, george; but it hasn't been any use. it's the
womenfolk who've built up weddings, my boy. for a while now the women have it all their own. a man looks
pretty small at a wedding, george. all those good women standing shoulder to shoulder making sure that the
knot's tied in a mighty public way.
mr. webb: oh, yes; oh, yes. don't you misunderstand me, my boy. marriage is a wonderful thing; wonderful
thing. and don't you forget that, george.
in at least one hundred words, explain how george and emily's reluctance to follow through with their marriage is an
example of universality.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Explain how dave’s search for adulthood in ,the man who was almost a man” reflects the africa-american desire to escape the poverty of the south at the time the story was written.

Which most accurately analyzes this section? the author's structural choices foreshadow continued violent outbursts. the author's structural choices in this section create tension and urgency. the author's structural choices in this section provide the tale's conclusion d) the author's structural choices in this section create a sense of loving affection.