What does the speaker personify in "Mending Wall," and why? 1. darkness, to suggest that it will eat everything up like a hungry person
2. the hunters' dogs, to show that they can outsmart the rabbits
3. nature, to suggest that walls aren't natural like the pine trees and stones are
4. the stones in the wall, which are shaped like loaves of bread

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

not concrete, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.