How does the authors description of the period before the storm impact the development of the story?

A. it makes the events seem more exciting by predicting an even bigger storm that is still to come.

B. it makes the event seem more dramatic for providing a contrast between the seemingly life is town and the very active weather.

C. it makes the event seem more powerless by foreshadowing the great damage done by the storm

D. it makes the event seem more unsettled by offering a glimpse of the frantic preparations being made for the storms arrival

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

The wind skittered playfully along the pathway, drawing leaves and bits of flowers along with it. which word gives the passage a cheerful mood?

Explain the purpose of eliezer's father's allusion to mrs. schachter.