Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring for admission. "Louise, open the door! I beg, open the door--you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? ⁽¹²⁾ For heaven's sake open the door"."Go away. I am not making myself ill." No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window.

Read the passage underlined (12). There may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’

Which of the following are types of author's purpose?

Excerpt from The Truth About Diaries

Marie Devers

What’s unexpected are my words on sibling rivalry; ¹¹

in spite of how I act, my brother means the world to me. ¹²

That’s one fact that stays under lock and combination; ¹³

How embarrassed I would be, if he knew my admiration. ¹⁴

How is the speaker characterized by her wish to keep her diary a secret from her brother?

No, no, my dear lady; I stick to my tea and bread and butter. It is much more wholesome in the long run—and a little more economical, too."

What is Peter implying when he speaks these lines?

Heron glanced down at his friend, but kept flying straight ahead like an engine on a railroad track.

The phrase kept flying straight ahead like an engine on a railroad track is an example of which figure of speech?

The American flag can represent the idea of freedom. Snow White's apple can represent evil.

An object that can represent or imply a deeper meaning is called a _________________.

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

A crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.

What is the central theme of the excerpt?

¹Levi grated lemon zest into the whipped cream cheese and jabbed his pinky in the sweet icing for a sample. He suspected his latest creation required powdered sugar, so he located the canister and sprinkled raw sugar into his concoction. His second taste test revealed that his lemon cream pies were developing perfectly. The recipe had appeared in a simpler form on a teen cooking Web site, but Levi contemplated the recipe for days before attempting it. When he was satisfied that he could make it unique with final touches like lemon zest, he proceeded to the kitchen.

One important character trait which helps Levi to compete well is revealed in the first paragraph. It is that

Today I will have to settle for second place, but next week? Next week I will be ready and I will fly across the finish line, with no one at my heels.

Which MOST CLOSELY matches the tone established in these two sentences?

He sits on the bed with Roscoe) Caroline was a no-show at driver’s education this morning. I wonder if she’s out sick. I hope it’s a temporary bug and she doesn’t miss the awards ceremony tomorrow. I’m a little nervous. I’m the only sophomore getting a letter in soccer. Do you think I should dress up a little, or wear something casual? Hannah always says that I look good in a tie. I don’t want to sound conceited, but this is a big deal. Dad was thrilled when I told him about it!

In section five, the line I hope it’s a temporary bug and she doesn’t miss the awards ceremony tomorrow shows that Jerome