(SLO) Prompt: In the article, "The Mystery Novel: Our Fascination with Mysteries, Detectives, and Crimes," the author refers to several famous mystery stories to
uncover our fascination with the mysterious. Analyze the text and summarize
your understanding of what attracts us to the mysterious. Please cite specific
evidence from the text to support your answer.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

which words are in bold?

1) correct answer: general clinton hoped that general burgoyne could him.

2. correct answer: “when they heard box 342 rung, however, they assumed the fire was out of their territory and unhitched the horses. only two fire companies were not fooled by the misleading alarm.”

3.) correct answer: generals were able to send secret messages to each other using a mask.