From "A World of Opportunity"
Part 1

Which is a reason Chelsea is upset at the beginning of the story?
A.
She doesn't want to give her doll to Grandma.
B.
She doesn't want to go see Grandma.
C.
She doesn't understand math.
D.
She doesn't want to grow up.
Part 2

Which quotation shows Chelsea has resolved this problem?
A.
"'Grandma!' Chelsea shrieked like only a little girl can and ran full-tilt toward the porch and into her grandmother’s arms."
B.
"Sitting up straight, she turned to the old woman. 'Grandma, I brought you Annie back.'"
C.
"'I’m getting too grown up now. I’m in third grade, you know.'"
D.
"'Multiplication, Grandma! It’s hard, but I’m going to figure it out. I’m going to try really hard.' Chelsea’s tone was determined."

To become the mesmerizer’s subject, twain must displace hicks. twain presents himself as very different from hicks. based on this contrast, what does twain seem to value and admire in a person ?

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him.""i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied.  what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections.arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role.robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna.robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.