Answer this right now! read the excerpt from part 2 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." “the yanks are repairing the railroads,” said the man, “and are getting ready for another advance. they have reached the owl creek bridge, put it in order and built a stockade on the north bank. the commandant has issued an order, which is posted everywhere, declaring that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its bridges, tunnels or trains will be summarily hanged. i saw the order.” “how far is it to the owl creek bridge? ” farquhar asked. “about thirty miles.” “is there no force on this side the creek? ” “only a picket post half a mile out, on the railroad, and a single sentinel at this end of the bridge.” “suppose a man—a civilian and student of hanging—should elude the picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel,” said farquhar, smiling, “what could he accomplish? ” based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction? a. farquhar will get caught by northern forces. b. farquhar will attempt to tamper with the bridge. c. farquhar will discover the truth about the soldiers he’s speaking with. d. farquhar will be executed for his crimes against the north.

Which the number is main idea? i need . (1) aside from its enormous population—an estimated 280 million—the lowly cockroach has some amazing characteristics. (2) in the first place, the bug is fast. (3) even the smallest roach can run up to three miles an hour. (4) what’s more, cockroaches can change course as often as twenty-five times in a second, making them the most nimble animals known. (5) roaches are tough to catch. (6) with sense organs located front and back, they can start to flee from predators within 0.054 seconds of detecting potential danger. (7) second, they are ideally adapted to living with people. (8) they eat almost anything and are comfortable anywhere as long as the temperature is above freezing. (9) most species can fit through a crevice no wider than the thickness of a quarter, so any building gives them endless places to rest and breed. (10) and they’re perfect travelers, hitching a ride in pant cuffs or grocery bags. (11) finally, the cockroach has an astonishing capacity for survival. (12) it can hold its breath for nearly forty minutes under water. (13) because its brain is spread throughout its body, the roach can survive for several weeks if its head is removed carefully enough to prevent it from bleeding to death. (14) and because roaches sample food before it enters their mouth, they have learned to avoid foul-tasting poisons. (15) this makes them hard to kill with insecticides.