Read the excerpt from The Number Devil. "And besides . . . I hate everything that has to do with numbers." “And why is that, may I ask?" “You sound as though you never went to school. Or maybe you are a teacher yourself? "'If 2 pretzel makers can make 444 pretzels in 6 hours, how long does it take 5 pretzel makers to make 88 pretzels?'" "How dumb can you get!" said Robert. "A colossal waste of time if you ask me. So get going! Scram! Shoo!" What is Robert trying to accomplish

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

In this excerpt , mr.stonecrop is compared to a mountain. how does this description relates to mr.stoncrops roll in the main conflict of the story