Read the following passage from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Despite his decrepit appearance, Barlow was as dexterous as a monkey.

The passage is an example of which type of context clue?

contrast
inference
restatement
definition

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Which word from the stanza can you use as a clue to determine the meaning of the word vales ?