Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (excerpt)
Long did the hours seem while I waited the departure of the company, and listened for the sound of Bessie's step on the stairs, sometimes she would
come up in the interval to seek her thimble or her scissors, or perhaps to bring me something by way of supper-a bun or a cheese-cake-then she
would sit on the bed while I ate it, and when I had finished, she would tuck the dothes round me, and twice she kissed me, and said, "Good night
Miss Jane. When thus gentle, Bessie seemed to me the best. prettiest, kindest being in the world, and I wished most intensely that she would always
be so pleasant and amiable, and never push me about or scold, or task me unreasonably, as she was too often wont to do. Bessie Lee must, I think.
have been a girl of good natural capacity, for she was smart in all she did, and had a remarkable knack of narrative; so, at least, I judge from the
impression made on me by her nursery tales.
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Select the correct answer
Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt?
OA
ironic
О В.
indignant
О С.
admiring
OD
dejected

Admiring.

Explanation:

Admiring because the author describes Bessie as a good and caring person.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

- a.) the man dies after he is unable to keep a fire lit.