Read the story description and historical context for the short story "Condensed Milk" and answer the question.

Story Description:

If you were starving, what would you do for food? "Condensed Milk" tells the story of a political prisoner in a Russian gulag (a forced-labor camp) who is faced with a choice: stay in the gulag—working and starving—or escape from the prison and risk dying. What choice would you make?

Historical Context:

From 1929 to 1953, Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union. His goal was to transform the Soviet Union from a poor society into a world superpower. He used terror and violence to rule, and under his reign, millions of his own people died in work camps, from starvation due to famine, or by execution.

Select a detail to support the idea that punishment was harsh under Joseph Stalin's rule.

Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953.
Stalin sentenced Soviet citizens to work camps or had them executed.
Stalin used terror and violence to rule the Soviet Union.
Stalin wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a poor country to a superpower.

The correct option is C. Stalin used terror and violence to rule the Soviet Union a detail to support the idea that punishment was harsh under Joseph Stalin's rule. He used terror and violence to rule, and under his reign, millions of his own people died in work camps, from starvation due to famine, or by execution.

The dramatic fight between two forces in a story is referred to as conflict. There wouldn't be a plot without conflict. Conflict is an issue between the protagonist and antagonist forces that needs to be resolved.

After his own experiences in a gulag, Varlam Shalamov wrote this book about them. It portrays the prisoners' apathy as they slowly approach death, the certainty of betrayal and deceit, and the incessant need for material fulfillment to decrease the hollow, burnt sensation inside.

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Father, Betsie, and Corrie were released.

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what you know about a "review"? How is it different from other types of writing?

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Based on context clues in this sentence, what is most likely the meaning of the word chastise??

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Based on context clues, which meaning of the word late is most likely used in this sentence??

In these two lines by Tennyson, what sound is being alliterated?
"The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and murmuring of innumerable bees."
a) "b"
b) "d"
c) "o"
d) "m"

In "The Horse and His Boy" explain the lion attacking the horses in chapter 9

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.


That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North-America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following RIGHTS:

. . . That they are entitled to life, liberty and property: and they have never ceded to any foreign power whatever, a right to dispose of either without their consent.

—Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 1774


In the Declaration of Independence, one of the rights listed in this excerpt was replaced with which of the following as an unalienable right?

Group of answer choices

rule by democracy

expression of ideas

pursuit of happiness

freedom to worship

Read the paragraph. Then answer the question that follows.

Perhaps you wanted pizza for dinner, but were out voted by the rest of the family who wanted chili. This is similar to what happens in a community. One person has to give up a right for the good of the group. Sometimes citizens' duties and rights conflict with each other. A good example is a public protest. People have the right to meet in groups and share ideas. However, a protest can disrupt traffic or other normal activities. A city must provide extra police protection to keep people safe. Therefore, the city has the right to require permission in advance for a protest. Government must make laws to balance the rights of individuals and different groups of people.

Which of the following statements best describes this paragraph?

A. The paragraph describes the purpose of laws in a community but lacks the use of any text connections.
B. The paragraph describes a simple comparison between a family protest and a community protest.
C. The paragraph uses categories of comparison to judge whether individual or group rights are most important.
D. The paragraph uses the analogy of a family is to choosing dinner as a community is to balancing rights and safety.​

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melissa has chosen a career in business administration what would be a good job market for melissa.

a. a bustling city with many businesses
b.a rural area with lots of farms
c.a coastal town
d.a concentrated manufacturing district

Identify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

1. He didn’t want any vegetables or rice with dinner.

2. Do you want the pasta, or would you prefer the steak?

3. In Paris last year we saw many attractions, including the Eiffel Tower.

4. After the game on Thursday, we are going to the movies.

5. After you go to the game on Thursday, come to dinner with us.

6. The book that is on the shelf is yours, and you can take it whenever you want it.

7. Although the cookies were burned, they tasted good.

8. Jamie and Ralph called me last night and then came over for a visit.

One question used in evaluating a process is “What could have been done to achieve a better outcome?” What question used to evaluate a person’s problem-solving performance is most like this question?
1. What did I learn?
2. How can I improve?
3. What did I do well?
4. What do others say?