Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."

“You’ve got willpower beyond your years,” Ma said with a smile. Then the smile vanished when another blast shook the house. “I’d better pull that sheet aside and set a lamp in the front window. Your dad may need something to show him the way.” They knew that the light would probably not even reach to the edge of the porch, but somehow it made them both feel better.

Which statement best describes and explains the characters’ actions?

Hans and his mother put a lamp in front of the window to make themselves feel better.
Hans and his mother are shaken by another blast of the blizzard that hits their house.
Hans and his mother know that his father is trying to find his way home in the blizzard.
Hans and his mother are trapped inside the house during the blizzard without his father.

Which of these situations quality as plagiarism

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery.what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.