Answer:
A. That ancient land was located in the Middle East, a hot and sunny part of the world.
Explanation:
Options B through D simply do not make any sense. They overuse words, and are far too long. Sentence 2 starts off with "That ancient land was located in the Middle East." So it would make sense to start the revised sentence that way. Add "The Middle East" to sentence 1, and there you go.
Answer:
They're curious, and that's all anyone is talking about.
Explanation:
The trial is the biggest event in that town, of course they want to see it. Since Atticus is so heavily involved, Scout and Jem are naturally curious about what is taking up so much of their father's time.
Auditory processing disorder
Direct characterization<span> is how an author tells his or her reader about a character. .</span>