The British army under Cornwallis at Yorktown a. defeated a larger but poorly led French army that failed to coordinate with the Americans. b. could have escaped if not for Benedict Arnold returning to the American side once again. c. was too small and weak to escape from a trap by combined French and American forces. d. was well supplied and, due to the number of troops, held out for over a year. e. was saved by a massive British fleet that was sent from New York and arrived there first.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.