Read this excerpt from the beginning of Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose":

On the 25th March, 18-, a very strange occurrence took

place in St Petersburg.

Which option best explains why Gogol chose to begin his story in this way?

A word made by combining the first letter of each important word in the name group or project is called

Which is true of the rising action of a story? A) The rising action reveals the conflict. B) The rising action solves the conflict

Which sentence best states the main idea of the paragraph eight?

Identify the use of the introductory comma in the sentence. Disgusted by the smell, we went straight home from the fair.

Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of this excerpt? The mayor gently lectures on the importance of speaking kindly about those who have died.

Esperanza's nationality, house on mango street

1. what happens when two cars converge at a stop sign? 2. what does it mean to concur with someone's opinion? 3. what does it mean if a mountain has a 10,000 foot elevation?

According to the sample cover letter format used in the lesson, what information goes in the upper right-hand corner of the letter? A. the greeting B. the sender's address C. the closing signature D. the recipient's address

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors? A. It rained all weekend and, we came home early from the trip. B. It rained all weekend and we came home early from the trip. C. It rained all weekend, and, we came home early from the trip. D.

What climate zone includes Central America? a. temperate b. polar c. tropical d. arctic