The doorknob shakes and rattles, and then there's a
pounding outside -fist to oak. lilla sits up anxiously on
the couch. again the knob, and then the jangle of keys.
be maggie, lilla whispers to herself. she stands
and leans against the doorway gently, listening for
breathing, trying to decide who has come to fetch her -
her mother or her sister.
which statement best summarizes the passage?
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a. lilla is lounging on the couch when she hears someone rattling
the door, trying to use a set of keys to get in.
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b. lilla has obviously done something she knows is wrong; otherwise
why would she be so worried that it's her mother at the door and
not her sister?
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c. lilla stands and leans against the doorway gently, listening for
breathing, trying to decide who has come to fetch her - her
mother or her sister.
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d. lilla listens anxiously as someone tries to open the door, she
hopes it will be her sister but knows that it could be her mother.

D. Lilla listens anxiously as someone tries to open the door, she

hopes it will be her sister but knows that it could be her mother.

Explanation:

In the given excerpt. Lilla is anxious about who has come to get her. she cannot decide because there is only little that she can tell from hearing the sound of rattling keys and the turning of the door nob. But she secretly wishes that its Maggie, rather than anyone else as she tries to hear the breathing through the door.

Option d is the correct option that states Lilla listens anxiously as someone tries to open the door, she hopes it will be her sister but knows that it could be her mother.

answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.