The punctuation mark that should be placed after the close quotation mark is a period. A period is used at the end of the sentence to indicate where the sentence fully stops. In the example given above, it is made up of two complete sentences with different thoughts each. Therefore, it should be written like this: I understand that "time is of the essence". I just need to find my keys so we can leave!
The detail that best reveals that Mr. Rainsford opposes Zaroff's idea of the ideal prey is Mr. Rainsford's response near the end of the passage when he states that he is a hunter, not a murderer. This statement shows the reader that Mr. Rainsford believes that Zaroff hunting humans as prey makes him a murderer.
You make your goals impossible to reach.
You write your goals as negative statements.
You leave your goals in your head.
Of what word? If you have more info I could answer