What mood does dickens create by repeatedly describing the cratchit house as "quiet" and "still" and telling how bob cratchit "broke down all at once" in "stave iv: the last of the spirits"?
a.
angry and embittered
b.
somber and sorrowful
c.
fearful and pessimistic
d.
stunned and shocked

Which choice is a major detail from paragraph two? a) the great wall is a large network of several walls and towers. b) the great wall looks like a long wall snaking its way across china. c) the great wall was constructed over hundreds of years beginning in 221 b.c. d) the great wall construction encouraged several independent kingdoms to unite.

Which counter claim is most effective against this claim? rob's essay includes

How does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smily? a) it characterizes smily as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smily as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smily as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smily as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.