Read the excerpt from "lost." "it doesn’t go any louder,” latoya said. "face it, the others are too far away to hear us. and we don’t have time to stand around blowing whistles.” she glanced around the darkening forest. "we have to make our preparations before it rains. and while there’s still a little daylight.”

what does this dialogue reveal about latoya?

she is carefree and easygoing in a crisis.
she is overly cautious when she’s is scared.
she is easily excitable when she’s facing chaos.
she is able to remain calm in difficult situations

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to