Read the passage, and answer the question that follows:

darien looked out his dad's office window. he saw the people scurrying about like a million ants, running to or from lunch or appointments. he saw the trees in the square, just beginning to turn green with tiny buds. he saw the children playing with their yellow bouncy balls. his eyes skimmed over all of the sights until they rested on a large american flag, hanging above the rubble of the fallen building.

which object in the paragraph best symbolizes pride?

the yellow bouncy balls
the fallen building
the large flag
the green trees

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

"she is his achilles' heel" is an example question 3 options: a allusion b alliteration c simile d personification

Identify how chekhov’s background and beliefs may have influenced his short story “the bet”.