A reader can analyze an author’s assumptions by examining how characters behave. Which statement best describes how Jane feels about Helen’s comments when they speak at the fireplace in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë?

She is dismissive of Helen’s point of view.

She is afraid Helen will be expelled from school.

She is angry with Helen for not seeming more open and friendly.

She is surprised at Helen’s meek acceptance of Miss Scatcherd’s cruel treatment.

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.