By age 18, the average American has seen 200,000 acts of
violence on TV, including 40,000 murders. What is it about
television violence that is so compelling to people?

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous

Identify the complete adjective clause.fred called a garage the auto mechanics teacher recommended.fred called a garagecalled a garagea garage the auto mechanics teacherthe auto mechanics teacherthe auto mechanics teacher recommendedteacher recommended

Based on the excerpt, what is a reader most likely to infer about the toads? there are only a few toads. there are many toads. the toads are inside the car. the toads are dying.