Read the excerpt from the odyssey. my heart beat high now at the chance of action, and drawing the sharp sword from my hip i wentalong his flank to stab him where the midriffholds the liver. i had touched the spotwhen sudden fear stayed me: if i killed him we perished there as well, for we could nevermove his ponderous doorway slab aside. so we were left to groan and wait for morning. what prevents odysseus from killing the sleeping cyclops? he thinks he can reason with the cyclops in the morning. he wants to make the cyclops his ally and friend. he knows that they cannot move the boulder blocking the doorway. he feels sorry for the cyclops who lives all by himself.

can you copy and paste what selections you read? the answer is based off of that.

i think the answer is d.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.