Read the excerpt from betty friedan’s the feminine mystique.

for over fifteen years there was no word of this yearning in the millions of words written about women, for women, in all the columns, books and articles by experts telling women their role was to seek fulfillment as wives and mothers. over and over women heard in voices of tradition and of freudian sophistication that they could desire no greater destiny than to glory in their own femininity.

which words best emphasize society’s view of the “experts” who claimed to understand women’s needs?
a. books, glory
b. yearning, millions
c. fulfillment, femininity
d. tradition, sophistication

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.