Odysseus tried to avoid fighting in troy by a. pretending he was blind. b. pretending he was insane. c. pretending he was injured. d. pretending he was someone else.

The students who were in favor of adopting the new curriculum wrote editorials for their local newspaper which of these best describes how the information in the editoralw is different from the information in the feature story

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful