4) The speaker in the poem above suggests nostalgia for a time when A) boys could walk girls alone in dangerous neighborhoods
B)the barter system of exchange still operated
C)first dates were simple and strangers helped young boys out
D)an orange cost almost as much as chocolate candy

What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind

  which statement describes the main argument of truth’s speech

Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” to build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. his pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. but the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down. which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?