2. How does the author’s inclusion of a sportswriter’s comments contribute to the text? (Paragraph 7)
A. They help readers understand the logic behind certain dress codes in sports.
B. They highlight how absurd people’s criticism of women’s appearances and dress
was.
C. They emphasize how male and female athletes are criticized for what they wear
in sports.
D. They show how people's views about women’s fashion in sports have largely
remained the same.

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.

How can the reader of a story use the setting of a story to learn more about a charactor

The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by george orwell. how does winston demonstrate his “sanity” after being released from mini luv? a. by resuming his work at mini true c. by pledging allegiance to o’brien b. by apologizing to julia for betraying her d. by expressing his love for big brother