Read the following passage. Yesterday my friend Ana and I went downtown to go shopping. The streets were filled with people, and traffic was at a standstill. There were reporters and police officers everywhere I looked. Suddenly, Ana grabbed my hand and pointed down the block. "Look at that!” she exclaimed. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing—a giant elephant was walking down Broadway! Just then my phone rang. "Jana!” my mom yelled through the phone. "Be careful, there’s an elephant on the loose!” "Don’t worry, Mom,” I said, "it’s headed the other way.” Later, we learned that the elephant had been returned safely to the circus in time for Saturday’s performance.

Who would be the best primary source to interview about this event?

a member of the circus

Jana’s mom

Jana’s friend Ana

the mayor of the town

What does the simile add to the passage

How could an audio recording most likely convey the characters emotions during the scene

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.