Read the passage. The host greeted us and asked us what our seating preference was. We looked around the crowded café, and briefly debated our options before deciding that the chill outside was a bit much. We declined the alfresco option and chose a table by the kitchen instead.

Which clues from the text are most helpful for determining the meaning of alfresco? Select two options.

Wind blowing briskly leaves falling from the tree which best identifies the form of poetry represented by the stanza? 1.) free verse2.) iambic pentameter3.)sonnet4.) quatain

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.