Select the reasons why the Chinese kept silk making a secret. A: They did not think other cultures needed silk.

B: Silk was in demand but difficult to produce and therefore valuable.

C: The Chinese guarded the secret to control production and keep the profits.

D: Their trade depended on silk and they did not want to lose trading power.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

7. how did the early egyptians use the flooding of the nile river to their advantage? they diverted the water to flood their enemy's lands and destroy their crops. they created an easier way to travel to the mediterranean sea and the indian ocean. they established a new water-based athletic event for the ancient olympics in greece. they devised an innovative irrigation system, which created a surplus of food.

Why did france demand that germany repay their debts in foreign currency?