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Read the excerpt from Daniel’s comparative essay.(1) Despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) A short story follows the rule of one. (3) It's about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) In contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events.

A
It focuses on one main character and one main plot event.
B
That is, short stories just look at one character and one thing.
C
It talks about one main character and one important thing that happens.
D
What I mean is it centers on a main character and a single plot occurrence.
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Read the thesis statements.(1)The editorial "Adoption Is the Only Choice” and the news article "Animal Shelters Overpopulated” both discuss the same topic, but they serve different purposes.(2)Federalists believed that a strong central government would ensure popular sovereignty and individuals' rights.(3)Despite the obstacles facing African Americans in the early 1900s, Paul R. Williams became a prominent Los Angeles architect and community leader.(4)Australia's geological age can be seen in several surface features, including the age of surface rocks, the erosion of surface features, and the impoverishment of the soil.

A
the first statement, because the essay will compare ideas that are similar but treated differently
B
the second statement, because the essay will compare and contrast Federalists with Anti-Federalists
C
the third statement, because the essay will compare Williams’s work as an architect with his work as a community leader
D
the fourth statement, because the essay will compare different geological surface features in Australia
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Which details are important to notice when comparing and contrasting two texts from different genres? Select three options.the characters’ clothingthe point of viewthe author’s namethe language use the author’s purpose

A
the characters’ clothing
B
the point of view
C
the author’s name
D
the language use
E
the author’s purpose
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Selena wrote this topic sentence in her analysis of Enrique's Journey.The writer shows why it is dangerous for migrants to sleep during their trip north.

A
"Enrique's head throbs. The sun reflects off the metal. It stings his eyes, and his skin tingles. It drains the little energy he has left."
B
"For a while, he stands on a narrow ledge at the end of a fuel tanker. It is just inches above the wheels. He cannot let himself fall asleep; one good shake of the train, and he would tumble off."
C
"The MS control the tops of freight trains operating north of the Rio Suchiate, where many migrants going to the United States begin their trek through Mexico. They rob migrants riding the trains."
D
"Fear, he realizes, helps to keep him awake, so he decides to induce it. He climbs to the top of the tank car and takes a running leap. With arms spread, as if he were flying, he jumps to one swaying boxcar, then to another."
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What are the primary purposes of a thesis statement in an essay comparing different genres? Select two options.to engage the reader's interestto establish the essay's main ideato introduce the subtopics of the essayto state the writer's opinion of the genresto introduce the evidence that will be used

A
to engage the reader's interest
B
to establish the essay's main idea
C
to introduce the subtopics of the essay
D
to state the writer's opinion of the genres
E
to introduce the evidence that will be used
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Read the sentence from Skylar’s comparative essay, and decide how they can edit informal, subjective language. The narrative becomes scarier when Enrique can no longer keep his eyes open.

A
more spooky
B
more frightening
C
more worrisome
D
more suspenseful
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Which quotations from Enrique's Journey provide evidence supporting Hafiza's point that this text is a biography? Select two options.

A
"The Iron Worm squeaks, groans, and clanks—black tankers, rust-colored boxcars, and gray hoppers winding north on a single track that parallels the Pacific coast."
B
"Enrique's palms burn when he holds on to the hopper. He risks riding no-hands. Finally, he strips off his shirt and sits on it."
C
"Enrique's head throbs. The sun reflects off the metal. It stings his eyes, and his skin tingles. It drains the little energy he has left."
D
"About two hundred street gangsters in Chiapas share the rolling criminal enterprise. Father Flor María Rigoni, the priest at the Albergue Belén migrant shelter, counts nineteen groups."
E
"'We ask for money to take people to the U.S. on top of our trains,' says Jorge Mauricio Mendoza Pineda, twenty-four, describing what he and his Mara Salvatrucha gang do in Chiapas."
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Read the sentence from Nikita's analysis of "The Children of the Drug Wars."Nazario feels that refugee kids totally shouldn't be sent back to the same dangerous things they've left.

A
accurate.
B
formal.
C
logical.
D
objective.
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Which elements does effective comparative writing always contain? Select two options.anecdotesargumentsevidencequotationssimilarities

A
anecdotes
B
arguments
C
evidence
D
quotations
E
similarities
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Which in-text citation is correctly formatted in MLA style?

A
(Smith 179)
B
(Smith 2015)
C
(Smith, 2015)
D
(Smith, p. 179)

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