Why does patricia mckissack repeat the phrase ticktock, ticktock near the end of
“the 11: 59”?
a. to build suspense and show the passing of time
b. to introduce some humor into the story
c. to emphasize to the reader that the death train has passed
d. to show that lester is going insane

Need answer asap plz! in “ode to the west wind,” which image best expresses the speaker’s hopes for the west wind? a. “scatter, as from an extinguished hearth / ashes and sparks . .” b. “make me thy lyre, even as the forest is . .” c. “. . he lay, / lulled by the coil of his crystalline streams . .” d. “if i were a dead leaf thou mightest bear . .”