15. Sentences 1 and 2: The cost of new homes is high today. Many people are
purchasing older homes in need of
renovation,
The most effective combination of
sentences 1 and 2 would include which
of the following groups of words?
(1) Although many homes need
renovation
(2) Although the cost of new homes is
high today
(3) Because many people are purchasing
older homes
(4) Because the cost of new homes is
high today
(5) purchase older homes in need of
renovation

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful