13. Read the following passage from "Another Evening at the Club" in which Samia's mother describes her impressions of Abboud Bey, her daughter's suitor.

"You're a lucky girl," her mother had told her. "He's a real find. Any girl would be
happy to have him. He's an Inspector of Irrigation though he's not yet forty. He earns
a big salary and gets a fully furnished government house wherever he's posted,
which will save us the expense of setting up a house and I don't have to tell you what our situation is—and that's besides the house he owns in Alexandria where
you'll be spending your holidays.'

The details in these sentences lead a reader to understand that Samia's family

a. is socially inferior to Abboud Bey.

b. has experienced financial difficulties.

c. enjoys spending the holidays in Alexandria.

d. intends to throw the couple a very large wedding.

What does"after getting my report card i knew it was time to hit the books mean

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me