Read the following excerpt from the text and answer the question.
“There was a cactus with busy arms and a coat of yellow spines as thick as fur. A bird had built her nest in it. In and out she flew among the horrible spiny branches, never once hesitating. You just couldn't imagine how she's made a home in there.”

(THE BEAN TREES, A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver. Copyright © 1988 by Barbara Kingsolver.
All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.)

The author's intention behind this passage is most likely to
A. symbolize the wonder of survival under adverse conditions.
B. make use of alliteration to catch the reader's attention.
C. allude to the dangers of the natural world.
D. call attention to Taylor's lack of education.

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

What does hofmann use of the pronoun it imply about the sister feeling about gregor

Which of the following lines from “the poetic interpretation of the twist” contains a simile?