Jeffrey dialed the combination and opened his gym locker. There was his navy blue backpack, hanging on the hook where he’d left it, but something seemed strange. Nothing looked tampered with, yet a chill ran up his back as took down his bag. He checked its contents carefully, but his books and papers were all there. Even his pack of gum was still in the side pocket. I must have been imagining things, he thought to himself as he put the bag on his back, closed the locker, and started out the school doors. Then he remembered: He’d put his new gym shoes in his backpack after PE class this morning because he wanted to wear them for basketball practice tonight! Jeffrey ran back to his locker, but they were nowhere in sight. 4 What kind of tone is evoked by the passage above? A. contentment B. anger C. happiness D. suspicion

In 250-300 words, discuss how scout’s race affects the tone, voice, and content of the narration.

Start writing a narrative by summarizing thebeginning, middle, and end in the spacesprovided. for this step, tell the events in the orderthey actually happened. use past tense. i get really bad writer's block,

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?