Read the following sentence from "The Fall of the House of Usher," in which the narrator explains that he has received a letter from Roderick Usher.
A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country-a letter from him-
which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply.
What is the most likely reason the narrator says the letter "admitted of no other than a personal reply"?
Base your answer on your knowledge of the story as well as on the sentence.
The narrator feels obliged to respond to his friend's request for a visit because his friend is
clearly upset.
The narrator is worried that it will seem rude if he does not answer the letter in a personal
way
The narrator hopes his friend will invite him to stay in the distant part of the country where
his friend lives.
The narrator believes that his friend is threatening to harm him if he does not give the right
answer.

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.