Use the thesaurus entry for abstract to answer the question. abstract
noun

Definition: a summary of points in brief form
Synonyms: summary, brief, digest, synopsis

verb
Definition: to make a summary of
Synonyms: summarize, outline

adjective
Definition: expressing a quality apart from an object, without a direct representation
Synonyms: theoretical, conceptual, nonrepresentational, ideal

Which is a possible synonym for the word abstract as it is used in this sentence?

The medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies.

synopsis
summarize
ideal
conceptual

To become the mesmerizer’s subject, twain must displace hicks. twain presents himself as very different from hicks. based on this contrast, what does twain seem to value and admire in a person ?

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

Explain the purpose of eliezer's father's allusion to mrs. schachter.