What is the most accurate way to describe the excerpt?
read the excerpt from "the white snake."
1) the snobby princess went out to the garden and spilled
ten sacks of seeds all over the ground. 2) then she told
leon, "pick up each seed before sunrise, or you shall be put
to death."

a. sentence 1 contains direct characterization. sentence 2
contains indirect characterization.
b. sentence 1 contains indirect characterization. sentence 2
contains direct characterization.
c. both sentences contain direct characterization.
d. both sentences contain indirect characterization.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech? "i saw my evil day at hand. the sun rose dim on us in theo morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked likea ball of fire.""i am much grieved, for i expected, if i did not defeat you, too hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before ! surrendered."m"we went to our great father. we were encouraged. hiso great council gave us fair words and big promises, but wegot no satisfaction.".**we told them to let us alone; but they followed on andbeset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us likethe snake."

Which word best describes the tone of "will we ever grow organs? "