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bev was coming toward them, then, her red mouth set in a bright, calculating smile. she ignored millicent and sailed up to herb.
"why waste your time with gophers? " she caroled gaily. "their tongues are tied, but completely."
herb managed a parting shot. "but that one keeps such an attractive silence."
—"initiation,"
sylvia plath
based on the passage, what inferences can be made about the characters? check all that apply.
bev is attracted to herb.
bev is a jealous person who dislikes female competition.
millicent looks like a gopher.
herb thinks that millicent is attractive.
herb prefers women who are shy.

Bev is attracted to Herb.

Bev is a jealous person who dislikes female competition.

Herb thinks that Millicent is attractive.

We know Bev is attracted to Herb because of the way her behavior changed when she saw him. She started to smile, "sailed up to" him, and spoke in a singing voice. We also know that she is jealous because of the description of her smile as calculating and the way she ignored and insulted Millicent. We also know that Herb thinks Millicent is attractive because he says that she "keeps such an attractive silence." This does not necessarily mean that he prefers women who are shy. Also, Millicent does not have the appearance of a gopher.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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