Select the correct wording. That is a strange place to
down and take a nap.

1. Lay

2. Lie

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

Select the correct answer. based on the passage, what conflict does the little mermaid face? a. the little mermaid is in the middle of a shipwreck and needs to save her own life. b. the little mermaid wants to save the life of the drowning human prince in the ocean. c. the little mermaid is worried that the prince will reach her father’s palace before her. d. the little mermaid is in a hurry to get to her father’s palace and escape the shipwreck.