Read the lines from the poem “My First Memory (of Librarians).” In the foyer, up four steps a semicircular desk presided
To the left side a card catalog
On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack
Magazines face out from the wall
These lines provide the reader with

A. implicit details about how the speaker feels about books.
B. implicit details about how the speaker views magazines.
C. explicit details about how the library items are arranged.
D. explicit details about how the card catalog is organized.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Which part of the original work should the adaptation retain