What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood in "All Summer in a Day"? Question 1 options:

“A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. "

"Where's the teacher?"

". . . the sweet crystal fall of showers. . ."

". . . and this was the schoolroom of the children. . . "

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

What can be inferred about the cyclops in this excerpt from homer’s odyssey?

The victorian era is known as the age of