Part A: How does the description of Akakiy throughout paragraph 2 add to the development of Akakiys character?

A. It reveals his concerns beyond the workplace but shows he has no opportunity to deal with these concerns.
B. It reveals his physical troubles and shows how these troubles have impacted his ability to do work.
C. It reveals his potential for advancement as a worker but shows he has no desire for advancement.
D. It reveals his true feelings about his work and shows why he does not feel comfortable expressing these feelings.

Part B: Which pair of quotations from paragraphs 2 and 3 best support the answer to Part A?

A. “It would be difficult to find another man who lived so entirely for his duties.”/“This caused him so much toil, that he broke into a perspiration, rubbed his forehead, and finally said, ‘No, give me rather something to copy.”
B. “it seemed as though each letter might be read in his face, as his pen traced it.”/“One director being a kindly man, and desirous of rewarding him for his long service, ordered him to be given something more important than mere copying.”
C. “If his pay had been in proportion to his zeal, he would, perhaps, to his great surprise, have been made even a councillor of state.”/“It is impossible to say that no attention was paid to him.”
D. “It is not enough to say that Akakiy labored with zeal”/“After that they let him copy in forever.”

Based on this excerpt the authors are mostly likely to attempt to answer which question?

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3:

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