Read the quotation "the black snake" who is the speaker. black snake! black snake! curling on the ground, rolled like a rubber tire, ribbed and round. a. the snake. b. the author. c. the person observing the snake. d. the grass that the snake curves through.

d) sarah's natural reaction to being accepted into college suggests that she has no other dreams.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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