What is the mood of the short story house taken over

In “a worth path” by eudora welty, how does phoenix distract the hunter ? a. she gets him to start dancing with her. b. she asks to see his gun. c. she gets him to focus on the dogs. d. she throws the nickel into the forest.

How does the author introduces his idea of fish depletion in the first few pages of world without fish?

Why are danforth, hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that abigail and the other girls are lying?