What does sham mean in line 24 of the path to home by edgar guest

Which statement best explains why shakespeare has cassius use the word fawn rather than a synonym such as flatter to describe his actions?

What are the authors purposes in writing its our world too young people who are making a difference

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action