Which statement best describes how the narrator responds to the conflict?
It was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods. I
have said the magic was gone but that is not true-it had
gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the
place. I felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me. Nor
had I ever slept in a Dead Place before-and yet, tonight,
I must sleep there. When I thought of it, my tongue felt
dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge.
Almost I would have gone down again and faced the dogs,
but I did not.
I had not gone through all the rooms when the darkness
fell. When it fell, I went back to the big room looking over
the city and made fire. There was a place to make fire and
a box with wood in it, though I do not think they cooked
there. I wrapped myself in a floor-covering and slept in
front of the fire-I was very tired.
-"By the Waters of Babylon,"
Vincent Benet
O The narrator responds to his fear by staying in the
big room to learn more.
The narrator responds to the conflict by killing the
dogs with the bow and arrow from his father.
The narrator responds to his conflict with the spirits
by using magic to defeat them.
The narrator responds to his fear by burning down
the house of the gods, showing that he is no longer
afraid.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.

Agood thesis is very specific. it is not just a general statement. select the best answer from the choices provided t f