Passage^ Part A
Which sentence or phrase indicates a transition in this excerpt?
A. "At the third glass his eyes got brighter, and he began to talk"
B. "Twenty-one years of it,' said Mr. White, nodding at his wife and
son"
C. "The old man rose with hospitable haste, and opening the door,
was heard condoling with the new arrival."
D. "When he went away he was a slip of a youth in the warehouse.
Now look at him."

Part B
What purpose does the transition serve in this excerpt?
A. To indicate how the sergeant-major has changed since he left the
warehouse 21 years earlier,
B. To show how the scene changes once the sergeant-major
arrives.
C. To indicate that the sergeant-major was ill at ease and possibly
uncomfortable when he first arrived, and it took a little time for
him to relax
D. To explain how long the sergeant-major had been traveling the
world