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The party invitation sits on my nightstand, staring at me with glittering eyes. Well, the invitation doesn’t actually have eyes, but it is written in red glitter. And I feel like it’s staring at me, drawing me away from what I really need to focus on.
You are cordially invited to a birthday party on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
I want to go to the party, but I’ve been working so hard at the law office to get a promotion. The senior lawyers at the office expect me to work long hours, even on a Friday night. If I go home before my bosses do, it could make me look lazy.
The invitation won’t take its eyes off me as my phone jingles and startles me. I see the name Katya in my contacts and pick up. “Hi, Katya . . . Yes, I received your invitation . . . I really want to go, but . . . No, I’m not a party pooper, I’m just trying to focus on my career!”
The conversation with my best friend is awkward, and we soon hang up. I feel like a jerk for missing her birthday party, but I need to put my career first right now. I didn’t spend four years in college and three years in law school to become a failure.
Friday night comes and goes, and I stay at the office until 9 p.m., long after everyone else has gone home. I spend Saturday relaxing, and then I call Katya on Sunday morning. “I’d like to take you out for a birthday lunch today if you’re free . . . yes, of course you matter to me! On Friday, I gave all my energy to work, but on Sunday, it’s time for friendship!”How does the author convey the theme of the story?
The author compares the main character’s job with Katya’s job.
The author develops the relationship between the main character and her best friend, Katya.
The author describes how the main character’s priorities change from Friday to Sunday.
The author describes how the main character’s priorities do not change over the course of the story.
You are cordially invited to a birthday party on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
I want to go to the party, but I’ve been working so hard at the law office to get a promotion. The senior lawyers at the office expect me to work long hours, even on a Friday night. If I go home before my bosses do, it could make me look lazy.
The invitation won’t take its eyes off me as my phone jingles and startles me. I see the name Katya in my contacts and pick up. “Hi, Katya . . . Yes, I received your invitation . . . I really want to go, but . . . No, I’m not a party pooper, I’m just trying to focus on my career!”
The conversation with my best friend is awkward, and we soon hang up. I feel like a jerk for missing her birthday party, but I need to put my career first right now. I didn’t spend four years in college and three years in law school to become a failure.
Friday night comes and goes, and I stay at the office until 9 p.m., long after everyone else has gone home. I spend Saturday relaxing, and then I call Katya on Sunday morning. “I’d like to take you out for a birthday lunch today if you’re free . . . yes, of course you matter to me! On Friday, I gave all my energy to work, but on Sunday, it’s time for friendship!”How does the author convey the theme of the story?
The author compares the main character’s job with Katya’s job.
The author develops the relationship between the main character and her best friend, Katya.
The author describes how the main character’s priorities change from Friday to Sunday.
The author describes how the main character’s priorities do not change over the course of the story.
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The correct answer is: "The author describes how the main character’s priorities change from Friday to Sunday."
Explanation: The narrator focuses on work and skips the party on Friday, then shifts attention to friendship by calling and offering a birthday lunch on Sunday — showing a change in priorities.
Explanation: The narrator focuses on work and skips the party on Friday, then shifts attention to friendship by calling and offering a birthday lunch on Sunday — showing a change in priorities.
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