What event sets the main action of the story in motion in ruthless

C. The theft of some of Judson's liquor

Explanation:

Below is an excerpt that revealed how satisfied Judson was to carry out the act:

"Ruthless" is a story written by American writer, William DeMille. He was most well-known for screenwriting and film directing.

"He corked his bottled vengeance and set it back on the shelf alongside the little whiskey glass.“Everything nice and handy,” he remarked approvingly. “Now, Mr. Thief, when you break in, drink heartily; I won’t begrudge you this one.”When Judson came into the closet where he kept his ammunition, fishing rod, and liquor, he noticed that a bottle of whiskey was half full and a glass cup beside it. He knew that someone stole his liquor. In order to punish the thief, he decided to poison the liquor when they were about going for winter but his wife, Mabel kicked against the act.  In "Ruthless", the theme of the story is simply revenge which is developed through Judson's character.  

the answer is actually c   i just got done with the test.

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)