Stunned and breathless, Sakari considered the words of the man on the phone. To leave her village and the only home she had ever known . . . it was not an easy decision. But an opportunity like this might not come again! As director of a new cross-cultural training program she could make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many people. Still, the city was six hundred miles away—was this a good time to move so far from her aging parents? Empires rose and fell in the space between his question and her answer.What is the author emphasizing in the underlined hyperbole?the distance between Sakari’s village and the citythe excitement and honor of the unexpected job offerthe intensity and length of the pause in the conversationthe contrast between Sakari’s parents and the man on the phone

Question 5 of 16Read this passage:Rita slowly climbed the stairs. The wood beneath her feet creaked like an ancient door on rusty hinges. She thought she heard something and froze in her tracks. Her heart was a speeding train. Hearing nothing more, she continued walking. She wished she could see better. She was surrounded by blackness darker than deep space.Which option best describes the role of the hyperbole in the passage?A.To convey a sense of how little Rita can seeB.To convey a sense of what Rita is thinkingC.To convey a sense of how high the steps areD.To convey a sense of what might be upstairsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the main obstacle in the story Comedia?*1 pointAbuseLong distance relationshipLove affairReligious differences

The young woman stopped to imagine the distance between her and her family, now that she was in France and thought: 6000 miles ______ a long distance, yet sometimes not far enough.

Select the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the theme is Goals are easier to achieve in small steps.There was nothing she dreaded more than having to run a whole mile. To Riya, a mile was used to describe long distances.As Riya walked back to the school building after P.E., she noticed that she felt less overwhelmed by its size.She stopped thinking about the word mile. Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead.Submit

What is a hyperbole?*1 pointA coming of age storyThe formation of a word from a sound associated with what is namedA figure of speech that is an intentional exaggerationThe substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant