answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Marina86 [1]
1 year ago
12

My cell phone rings again. It is futile to ignore it; Valerie is persistent. When she wants something, she will continue to hara

ss me until I give in.
"Hello," I answer.

"State Fair, Bobbie?" she asks in her singsong voice. "When are we heading out? Only two more days left!"

I abhor the State Fair. The boisterous crowds, the insanely long lines, and the impossibility of finding a clean restroom all combine to make this an event that I utterly detest.

For Valerie, my best friend since middle school, the State Fair is a sign that divine powers really do exist.

"Really, Bobbie, where else can you pet a cow, ride a horse, fall ten stories, see the world’s smallest person and eat fried macaroni and cheese?" Valerie asks gleefully.

"Hades?" I guess.

The fried food at the State Fair is a gastronomical nightmare on its own. I once tried a fried pickle at the fair and was sick to my stomach for hours. And a fried donut hamburger with bacon, cheese, AND a greasy egg? How could that not be deleterious? Consuming a single serving of fair food has the potential to take years off your life. And I think about this. But then my better nature takes hold, and an image of Valerie's face on the other end of the line comes into view. I haven't seen her for a good month; our schedules are both so hectic. By and by, my hatred of the State Fair becomes inconsequential compared to my desire to spend time with Val. Besides, I don't have to eat the disgusting fair food. I can simply admire it from a safe distance.

Alas, I ignore my anti-fair bias for the umpteenth year. "Pick me up at noon," I say and hang up the phone.
According to the passage, Bobbie finally agrees to go to the fair because

A. Valerie convinces her using a tempting description
B. Valerie coerces her using peer pressure
C. she recognizes that she does not have to eat fair food
D. she wants to spend time with Valerie
English
1 answer:
anyanavicka [17]1 year ago
7 0

Answer:

d.

Explanation:

You might be interested in
Read the excerpt from "Justin Lebo.” On the way home, Justin was silent. His mother assumed he was lost in a feeling of satisfac
Arlecino [84]
The last one...

there are not enough bicycles for the residents of the kilbarchan home for boys.
8 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence :
Natasha2012 [34]

Answer:

"was" not were

Explanation:

I always thought that Mathematics was an easy subject.

3 0
1 year ago
To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called context. diction. inversion. nuance.
lutik1710 [3]

The correct answer is diction.


Diction refers to the choice of words and phrases an author uses when writing. The diction used in a text or story tells us about the tone or attitude of the writer. Diction can be formal, informal, serious, playful, and so on. An example of formal diction would be: "Kindly revert back at the earliest possible convenience." Whereas, informal/playful diction would be: "I can't wait for your reply!"

5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which of these attitudes about war are reflected in "Grass"? Select all that apply.
Tema [17]
<span>-There are tremendous human costs in war.
-The sacrifices made in war are soon forgotten.

The poem personifies grass in a way that it is covering up all of the bodies and causing people to forget important sites of battle where so many people died. In the poem it says "</span>Two years, ten years, and the passengers ask the conductor:
<span>          What place is this?" This shows that the grass has grown so much that the people passing by do not even recognize it, and the sacrifices people made there are being forgotten. </span>
8 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Why does O'Connor choose to have the family stop at the filling station and meet Red Sammy?
fredd [130]
O'Connor chooses to have the family stop at the filling station and meet Red Sammy B. to provide further detail about Red Sammy. This event is taken<span> from a short story titled "A Good Man is Hard to Find" written by Flannery O'Connor in 1953. This short story focus on each of the character's behavior through the story.</span>
6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • When searching for the connotations of the words in “The Caged Bird,” the reader should study the literal, dictionary meaning of
    10·2 answers
  • Discuss Dante's creation of the "noble castle" in the first circle of Hell. What does this addition add to medieval thinking abo
    9·2 answers
  • Read the excerpt from “A Visit from the Goon Squad.” Scotty climbed onto the platform and sat on the stool. Without a glance at
    8·2 answers
  • Write a story about how someone settled a disagreement
    7·1 answer
  • Look up runic in a dictionary. In your own words, give at least three definitions of the term. Then review the context of the wo
    15·1 answer
  • Both excerpts focus on the Prince’s reaction to the Capulet and Montague feud. How do the two excerpts compare? Which one holds
    15·2 answers
  • Helen Grey
    13·1 answer
  • Which of these is an example of a good clarifying question? What did you think of the way the story ended? What made you think t
    8·1 answer
  • 1.Does therapeutic community
    12·1 answer
  • Solemnly and solemnity both come from the root word solemn, which means “serious” or “joyless.” Why might the author have writte
    6·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!