Read this passage: The storm howled, and Nicki could barely hear the
captain's voice as she stood out on the bow of the ship.
She remembered a time when standing here would have
terrified her. "Boats are no place for children," her father
had said. But now she was not a child. Her father, on the
other hand, never seemed to change. He slept below the
deck, steady and stubborn as always. Nicki looked out at
the vast expanse of sea, dreaming of the places she wa
going to go, unaware of the man in the top hat, who
continued to stalk her.
Which statement best identifies the characters in the passage?
O A. The captain is a flat character; Nicki's father is also a flat
character.
B. The man in the top hat is a flat character; Nicki is also a flat
character.
C. Nicki's father is a round character; the captain is a protagonist.
D. Nicki is an antagonist; Nicki's father is a round character.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the imagery and word choice in the second stanza creates a tone of liveliness and joy danger and gloom silence and peace anger and hostility

How does bill safire depict mankind in his proposed speech? 1.adventurous and greedy 2.adventurous and determined 3.daring and invasive 4.timid and wary of loss

Which correctly identifies the underlined words in the sentence below? marta walked into the room and saw her friends waiting to congratulate her. a. a clause that is describing a noun b. a phrase that is describing a verb c. a clause that is describing a verb d. a phrase that is describing a noun2b2t