1. which event in "borders" is an example of a flashback? a. the mother tells the border guards she is going to visit her daughter in salt lake city. b. the narrator drinks an orange crush as the family drives laetitia to the border. c. the presence of the media convinced the border guards to let the family pass.2. which best describes the underlined phrase in the sentence below? (living in salt lake city) was laetitia's dream. a. gerund phraseb. participial phrasec. infinitive phrase

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

Which sentence uses all its nominative case pronouns correctly? a we live on the same street b them and rachel are good skaters. c the redskins fans in the family are fred and me d have joanne and him played tennis together before?

Write a 250- word essay in which you explain the significance of the different narrative voices in “the way to wealth.” use evidence from both texts to support your response