According to the narrator, what makes playing basketball appealing? A She likes the feeling of knowing exactly what to do when she plays basketball,
She feels the skills needed for playing basketball are simple to master,
She thinks that when she plays basketball she is likely to succeed
D She gets to be like her brothers when she plays basketball
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According to the narrator, why is basketball as good as Shakespeare' (lines 16 and 17)?
A
It connects her to important people

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death