THE FUNERAL By Ralph Fletcher : PART B: Which section from the text best
supports the answer to Part A

A)All right, but we're leaving at 10 o'clock
sharp. he said. "When you hear me beep the
horn, you come right away, okay?"
(Paragraph 8)
B "Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, he announced.
'We have gathered here to lay to rest the
soul of our departed friend, Ralph Fletcher.
Would anyone like to speak?" (Paragraph
24)
C)About a month ago John Berkowitz tried
to beat me up, and Ralph told John, "You'll
have to beat me up first. So, John
Berkowitz punched him instead. He was a
brave friend. Stupid, but brave!
(Paragraph 26
D) My eyes started to water. I tilted my head
so they wouldn't notice and stayed quiet
Nobody spoke. I thought of all the things I'd
done with these guys." (Paragraph 32)
beep the horn, you
funny way, the way

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you