Fill in the blanks with the preterite form of the appropriate verb.
1. ustedes (gastar, oír) la explosión anteayer.
2. ¿ (asistir, decidir) tú a la clase de inglés?
3.anoche lucía (ver, jugar) una película interesante.
4.el viernes pasado yo (creer, pagar) cincuenta dólares por una corbata.
5. ayer felipe y yo (salir, almorzar) en un restaurante cubano.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.