Reading Comprehension Use the excerpt from The Hobbit (pp. 424 425) to answer questions 1-12. 1 Which of these best describes the setting of "Flies and Spiders”? A Gloomy tunnel B Large, dense forest C Squirrel-filled park D Waterless desert PE

Select the correct text in the passage. in this excerpt from black beauty by anna sewell, identify the transition word or phrase.

Hamlet: ] it will but skin and film the ulcerous place, whiles rank corruption, mining all within, infects unseen. confess yourself to heaven; repent what’s past; avoid what is to come; and do not spread the compost on the weeds to make them ranker. —hamlet, william shakespeare what is the central motif in the passage? the passage of time madness disease and decay gardening

What is the tone of this passage from andrew jackson's message to congress? "the consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the united states, to individual states, and to the indians themselves. the pecuniary advantages which it promises to the government are the least of its recommendations. it puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the general and state governments on account of the indians." andrew jackson, annual message to congress on december 6, 1830" a. ashamed and apologetic b. intelligent and professional c. bitter and jealous d. entertaining and humorous