Close Reading of Rushing West 1. What is the main/central idea of this text? Provide text evidence to support your thinking.

2. Describe the impact the journey had on the prospectors traveling to California during the Gold Rush. Provide text evidence to support your thinking.

3. How did the forty-niners feel about traveling overland to California in 1849? Provide text evidence to support your thinking.

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Which most closely describes the author's use of historical information for the novel white fang? consider both texts provided. the author included details and descriptions of the dogs that match the historical details provided. b) the author changed the historical facts about early sled dogs to fit the needs of his plot and setting. c) the author changed the description and age of the dogs, which was necessary for his main character to develop bonds with the dogs. d) the author included historically accurate details of the dogs' working conditions, but the dogs he describes in his story are alaskan huskies.

What does wheeler say that dan’l webster can do better than any other frog?

Why is mme. loisel "full of anxiety" when she asks to borrow the necklace? a. she is humiliated at having to borrow the necklace. b. she dreads going to the reception. c. she lacks confidence in her beauty. d. mme. forester gives her too many pieces to choose from