Read the passage from "the wedding night" and answer the question that follows. these are the best moments of life. they are a glimpse of a different existence, an embellished, delicious existence; they are a revelation of what could be, of what will be, perhaps. what word from the passage provides the best context clue for the meaning of the word embellished? a.) moment b.) glimpse c.) different d.) existence

According to “the world on turtl’s back” which best demonstrates the iroquois view of women? a) women were viewed as clumsy and poor at making decisions. b) women were viewed as without the support of men and animals. c) women were respected because they create and sustain the world. d) women were worshipped because they were the descendants of a goddess.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Why does the narrator come to the house of usher