HURRY PLEASERead the following excerpt. Suddenly, there was a scream. A woman lunged forward and pulled the parked stroller farther onto the sidewalk. From the right, Gabby heard a car horn. Then she saw a red flash zoom past her, the woman, and the stroller. As it sped by them, a sports car grazed the spot on the sidewalk where the stroller had just stood. The woman was shaking. The baby in the stroller smiled, blissfully unaware of the danger. The details of this excerpt are best described as fast-paced events that are described in long sentences. fast-paced events that are more about the action than the description. slow-paced events that are more about descriptions than actions. slow-paced events that are told in many short sentences.

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?