PART A: Which of the following best explains the purpose of the details provided in paragraph 13 and paragraph 14?

A
To provide readers with details of why Schultz conducted the interview with Gies in the first place.
B
To illustrate the great risks Gies was willing to take to help Jews seek refuge during the Holocaust.
C
To explain the location of the events of the Holocaust and Frank’s family.
D
To contrast the heroism of Gies with the cruelty of the Nazi forces.

Read the excerpt from the travels of marco polo and study the map. when the traveler leaves kuh-banan he goes for fully eight days through a desert. . after these eight days he reaches a province called tun and kain, where there are cities and towns in plenty. it is situated on the northern borders of persia. there is an immense plain here, in which stands the solitary tree, which the christians call the dry tree. based on the excerpt and the map, what makes the journey to kain difficult? the kais sea travel through shiraz mountains and dry conditions the dry tree plains

Tom’s testimony has the effect of making scout feel sympathetic towards both tom and mayella. explain why she is sympathetic towards each of them.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.