Read the excerpt from "Nothing but Net.” Next to the court was a dingy playground for young kids. It had a lone metal slide. There was a set of ragged swings to the side. The fountain that was a centerpiece of activity in the summer was now vacant. As Lydia approached the court, she grinned at the giggling toddlers running through the playground with their parents a few steps behind.

Which details from the story describe the setting? Check all that apply.

dingy playground
lone metal slide
ragged swings
she grinned at
with their parents

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

Me ! it's e2020! review the line from karin slaughter's npr interview."and with each page, that's what i try to do- is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle."how does this view contract with lee child's central idea in "a simple way to create suspense"? a • child feels that the characters are not important to the plot. slaughter feels characters are central. b • child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. slaughter feels they must have reactions. c • slaughter builds suspense through her characters. child builds suspense by delaying answers. d • slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.

Which piece of evidence support the viewpoint expressed in this passage