1. which punctuation mark should go in the underlined space to show a long pause?

"maybe she left because she's mad at or do you think i'm overthinking things? " asked robbie.

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2. what do you use quotation marks around?

the speaker's actual words
the speaker's inner feelings
the thoughts of the narrator
the thoughts of the main character

3. which of the following is not a reason to use dialogue in a story?

move the story forward
keep reader interest
develop characters
slow the action