PLEASE HELP In Chapter 1 of The Hobbit, how does the story of the Old Took of Tookland shape the reader's understanding of Bilbo's character?

It suggests that adventure is in Bilbo's blood.

It explains why Bilbo has never felt at home in the shire.

It shows how Bilbo can overcome his family history of cowardice and shame.

It explains the hobbits' role as peacekeepers in Middle Earth.

Which sentence would not be appropriate for an essay or formal speech? a) most of the titles of faulkner's novels are references to the bible or to the works of william shakespeare. eliminate b) some critics believe that faulkner's novel the sound and the fury is the best novel of his entire career. c) the novels of william faulkner are way too hard to read, yo, filled with all these frustrating changing narrators! d) william faulkner traveled all the way from his home state of mississippi to sweden in order to make his nobel prize acceptance speech.

What do you call a person who is mean in school?

Need answer asap plz! the descriptions of the west wind in the first two sections of “ode to the west wind” are dominated by images of a. violence, death, decay, and burial. c. peace, birth, growth, and blossoming. b. sleep, dreams, fantasy, and reverie. d. translucence, light, color, and radiance.