Read this excerpt from "Math Curse." I wake up at 7:15. It takes me 10 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutes to eat my breakfast and 1 minute to brush my teeth.

Why does the author include this detail?

to illustrate that the narrator should learn to get ready more quickly in the morning
to emphasize that the narrator feels cursed from the very beginning of the day
to illustrate that the narrator may not attend math class later that day
to emphasize that the narrator is learning to enjoy and appreciate math

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your

The women are often described through stage directions rather than through dialogue. how does this reinforce the role of women in glaspell’s time? how does it go against the role of women?

What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph? most enslaved people worked under fair to good conditions. enslaved workers had decent lives if they had fair overseers. plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge. men with absolute power can lose the sense of what it means to be good.