Read Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow It

question 29

Multiple Choice

Read paragraph below and answer the questions that follow it.
(1) For several reasons, completing a two-year college degree is worth the investment of your time and your money. (2) For one thing, earning an associate's degree will be a significant accomplishment that will increase your self-esteem and your sense of pride in yourself. (3) These are the feelings that will encourage you to believe in yourself and inspire you to tackle new challenges that will contribute to your personal growth. (4) Another good reason to finish a two-year degree is to empower yourself in your daily life. (5) By taking college courses, you will hone a variety of skills-such as reading skills, math skills, and critical thinking skills-that will help you do everything from better manage your finances to avoid falling victim to scam artists. (6) Perhaps most importantly, earning an associate's degree will give you an edge in a competitive job market. (7) Even if your degree does not directly relate to a specific job, the fact that you completed your education indicates to a prospective employer that you are a person who can learn, who possesses certain skills and abilities, and who can persevere to complete goals. (8) It is also a respected credential that will help you advance and continue to increase your earnings throughout your career.
-How many arguments support the topic sentence?

• A) two
• B) three
• C) four

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Definitions:

Preorder Traversal

A way of traversing a tree data structure where each node is visited before its child nodes in a top-down, left-right manner.

Binary Search Tree

A binary tree data structure where each node has at most two children, arranged such that for every node, all elements in the left subtree are less, and in the right subtree are greater.

Head Node

The first node in a linked list or other linear data structure, serving as the entry point for accessing elements of the list.

Deleting Node

The process of removing a node from a data structure, such as a linked list or tree.