How does the text structure of paragraphs 13-14 of Passage 2 help to illustrate Medusa's change of character? A. The problem and solution structure shows how she solved her issues with the goddess by pleading for mercy.

B. The cause and effect structure shows how a single bad decision she made led to punishment, and later evil intentions.

C. The compare and contrast structure shows how her journey toward being a Gorgon was different than that of her sisters.

D. The chronological structure shows the events that led her to be awarded by the gods the power to turn men into stone.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

The travels of marco polo. based on the text and the map, which labeled location sends products to shihr?

Which line from “a simple way to create suspense” best supports the central idea that writers should not give their readers answers too quickly? a. the reader learns to chase, and the momentum becomes unstoppable. b. so writers are taught to focus on ingredients and their combination. c. we had to invent a solution to the serious problem it posed. d. thus the principle works in a micro sense, as well as in a macro one.