Which of the following is the best first step when you need to find the vacation policy in an employee handbook?

a.
look in the table of contents to see if there is a section about vacations or taking time off.

b.
start at the beginning of the document and skim each page looking for information about vacations and time off.

c.
read the document carefully from cover to cover to make sure you understand all the rules about scheduling a vacation from work.

d.
read every other page of the document looking for information about the vacation policy.

From “the raven” by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— till i scarcely more than muttered, “other friends have flown before— on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” then the bird said, “nevermore.” in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do? a. it will certainly die. b. it will leave immediately. c. it will leave the next day. d. it will befriend the speaker.

Which underlined word in the sentence is a demonstrative adjective? these brown shoes fit my feet very well.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine