Answer:
The woman is in a hurry to leave.
Explanation:
The last dialogue states "finally buy my groceries and get out of here." "I just don't want to wait in line any longer."
Halloween is a widely celebrated holiday around the world. It actually began as a Celtic tradition, very different from what we know Halloween as today. In the Celtic culture, Halloween was a festival where people felt close the deceased relatives and friends. To return the gratitude, these spirits would leave goods and treats and lit candles to guide loved ones back into the spirit world.
Answer:
A. The physical characteristics of California.
Explanation:
Glenn D. Bradley's "The Story of the Pony Express" details the history of the Pony Express and how it was an important part of the Civil War, especially for the Union. The book is a collection of short stories regarding the remarkable mail service during the war.
The two excerpts from the first chapter of the book talk about the physical characteristics of California. The first excerpt mentioned how the <em>"Pacific Coast ... situated at a distance of nearly two thousand miles from the Missouri River ... comprised trackless plains, almost impenetrable ranges of snow-capped mountains, and parched alkali deserts."</em> Likewise, the second excerpt talked of California as <em>"the jewel of the Pacific"</em>, possessing <em>"great natural wealth and unsurpassed climate and fertility"</em>.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Here are the answers with the correct and matched descriptions.
1. prose which uses imagery to create word pictures: <span>D) descriptive prose
</span>2. prose that tells a story: <span>G) narrative prose
3. </span>careful shortening of a reading: <span> F) cutting
</span>4. prose that explains or persuades: <span>B) expository prose
5. </span>physical motions: <span>H) gestures
</span>6. sticking together: I) cohesion
7. clear articulation: <span>A) enunciation
8. </span> looking up at audience regularly: <span>C) eye-contact
9. </span> like fingerprint, unique to its owner: <span>E) voice-print
</span>10. restating a passage in your own words: J) paraphrase