Select the correct answer.In which sentence does the author use pathos to convey a sense of seriousness about the mountain pine beetle infestation? A. "Over just a few weeks, the larvae destroy the tree’s vital systems." (paragraph 5) B. "Mountain pine beetles burrow into pine trees to lay eggs." (paragraph 5) C. "The knock-on effects of these epidemics continue today." (paragraph 7) D. "The sudden realization hit her like a thunderclap." (paragraph 3)

Select the correct answer.Which section from the passage best develops the author's claim that the spread of mountain pine beetles is an urgent issue that requires swift action? A. "Years of experience studying insect species and their effect on the environment trained her to look out for the tell-tale signs of mountain pine beetles." (paragraph 3) B. "She took note of the spot, turned off the main road, and immediately looked for a nearby landowner to get permission to collect samples." (paragraph 3) C. "Over just a few weeks, the larvae destroy the tree's vital systems. After several months, the tree turns red and brown as it dies." (paragraph 5) D. "This is the same species that had killed so many millions of acres in Colorado several years before, and I was overwhelmed." (paragraph 4)

Select the correct answer.What is the central idea of the passage? A. Entomologist Amy Lockner has years of experience studying and identifying the damaging impact of the mountain pine beetles on forests. B. The Colorado Forest Service and the Forest Service are trying to remove the dead, dying, and at-risk trees from the outbreak areas in Gunnison. C. The Wilder-Highlands project will continue to be a successful model of stewardship for all other forest health projects in the country. D. The lodgepole pine will be wiped out by the mountain pine beetles unless multiple organizations work together to stop the infestation quickly.

Which example from "Top of the Food Chain" is an appeal to pathos?A.But who was to make the connection between three passes with the crop duster and all these staved-in roofs?B.These are the lizards you've seen during your trips to Hawaii, very colorful, patrolling the houses for roaches and flies . . .C.But let me backtrack a minute here. You see, out in the bush they have these roofs made of thatched palm leaves — you'll see them in the towns too, . . . (174)D.The people are all huddled there in their running shorts, looking pretty miserable, and one after another the roofs keep falling in . . .

Which is an example of Wiesel's use of pathos in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech?A.That applies also to Palestinians to whose plight I am sensitive but whose methods I deplore when they lead to violence.B.What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them.C.Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration.D.And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor the highest there is that you have chosen to bestow upon me.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Mountain pine beetles feed on the inner tissue of pine trees, eventually killing the trees.  The beetles’ habitat range does not extend as far north as the pine trees’ habitat range extends.  The beetles cannot tolerate very cold winter conditions.  The climate has become warmer due to human activity. This warming has happened in the parts of the pine trees’ habitat range where the beetles currently do not live.  Which of the following statements describes the most likely outcome of this change?AThe beetles will feed on other tree speciesBPine trees will become more resistant to the beetlesCThe beetles will decrease in their current habitat rangeDPine trees will decrease in the northern part of their habitat range