Cathy just bought a hang glider. Which of these could have been an internal factor that influenced Cathy's decision?
A. Cathy just loves the way hang gliders float through the air.
B. Everyone else who lives on Cathy's block has a hang glider.
C. Cathy recently read an article in a magazine about hang gliders.
D. Cathy just saw a movie in which the star flew with a hang glider
Internal factors are things such as needs, motives, and perceptions, while external factors include things such as family, friends, or social media. Options B, C, and D are external factors because the decision to buy would be based on the people on her block, a magazine article, or a movie. Only option A is based on Cathy's own perception.
Answer: to reveal the challenges of social activism
This is the most accurate answer. In this excerpt, the author does not describe a routine action. The event was an anomaly in the lives of African Americans. The author also does not talk about the actions of police forces, as the father gave in without the intervention of the police. Finally, the author does not actually describe the pride the author feels for her father. What the excerpt shows is the challenges of social activism, and the judgement that activists faced when trying to do the right thing.
Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Jack. . . . Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism.
Algernon. Where is that place in the country, by the way?
Jack. That is nothing to you, dear boy. You are not going to be invited . . .
By refusing to let Algernon meet Cecily, what character trait does Jack display?
protectiveness
mischievousness
jealousy
<span>compassion
The answer is </span>protectiveness
Plot outline has the following phases:
1) Exposition - characters and setting are introduced. Conflict is evident. Conflict can be internal or external.
2) Rising action - events that are suspenseful and leads to climax.
3) Climax - peak of the story
4) Falling action - events that happened after the climax
5) Denouement - ending part of the story.
The part of the summary that corresponds to the following plot outlines are:
1) Exposition
<span>Napoleon is quite selfish because he wants
to be the sole chief of the farm. He plots
against Snowball and turns the other animals
against Snowball to get him thrown out of the
farm. Then Napoleon takes over as the chief.
</span>
2) Rising Action
<span>The wise pig, Major, makes all the animals
in the farm realize that they are being
ill-treated and that they can put an end to
their own misery by getting rid of their
owner, Mr. Jones.
</span>
3) Climax
<span>The animals take Major's advice and get
together to overthrow Mr. Jones, making
him leave the farm. They then start their own
farm and make up their own rules and
commandments. Initially, two pigs, Napoleon
and Snowball, are in charge of Animal Farm.
</span>
4) Falling Action
<span>After that, the pigs break the rules and
commandments that they themselves, along
with the other animals, prepared and planned.
The pigs start to disobey and change every
law that they were following earlier. They
also start to behave and look like humans.
</span>
5) Denouement
<span>Gradually, the government of Animal Farm
loses its authority, and Mr. Jones returns
as the farm’s owner. </span>
To answer this question, we first have to clarify some terms.
A frame story occurs when a story is told within a story. For example, in the movie "The Princess Bride," the story is told by a grandfather telling a story to his grandson. The story he tells is about the Princess Bride. The above excerpt does not have a frame structure. As a result, option B. can be eliminated.
A flashback occurs when a segment of the story goes back in time. For example, if the narrator is in the middle of a scene and then thinks about a time from his childhood, that is a flashback. However, in this excerpt from the novel, all of the action is occurring in the present. As a result, option D. can be eliminated.
That leaves options A. and C. It is clear the narration is occurring in chronological order. However, is that the best answer? To decide, look closely at what is happening in the scene.
The narrator is doing two things here. First, the narrator describes Scotty's actions. Second, the narrator is commenting on them. For example: He begins to play a song, but then the narrator switches to commentary and describes the song's "gushy metallic complexity." Scotty plays two more songs, and the narrator comments "their amplification was fine." This format continues throughout the selection.
Therefore, the best answer to this question is option A: Multiple switches are used between the action and commentary.
