Why does marty snicker when she donates a day of algebra class for an outdoor excursion?
a) because she knows that everyone loves algebra and that everyone will be angry with her for losing a class day
b) because she is joking about how there is no question that being outdoors (or anything really) is better than algebra.
c) because she likes to make fun of mr. torres and his weird obsession with exotic and fragile plants from faraway places
d) because marty is clearly a sarcastic and unpleasant person to be around while at school, especially in mr. torres' class.

What influenced robert louis stevenson's writingstyle?

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

1. saved aronnax from drowning "an incident" 2. speed of the nautilus man-of-war 3. next to captain nemo conseil 4. electricity vigo bay 5. "a coral tomb" 20,000 leagues 6. the nautilus runs aground nemo's "thunderbolt" 7. episodes are connected by aronnax's quarters 8. captain nemo's "bank" cause 9. distance aronnax traveled on the nautilus "a fine death for a sailor" 10. captain nemo sinks for revenge 50 miles per hour