What is diction? a. structure and arrangement of words and phrases within a sentence b. a central message or insight revealed through a story c. time, place, and social/historical context in which a story takes place d. careful and deliberate word choice in speaking or writing

How do the thieves respond when jonathans family begins to yell in the story civil peace by chinua achebe

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .

Boss: oh no! that’s the phone again! secretary: blank boss: . a. shall i take it? b. will you answer it? c. can you do me a favor? d. may i hang it up?