Read the excerpt from “Tears of Autumn” by Yoshiko Uchida. Usually, her mother didn't speak of it until they were lying side by side on their quilts at night. Then, under the protective cover of darkness, she would suggest one name and then another, hoping that Hana would indicate an interest in one of them. What does the imagery in these lines suggest?

Hana's mother wants to keep their conversations secret.

Hana is unwilling to show interest in any of the suitors.

Hana and her mother only have time to talk to each other at night.

Hana's mother is uncomfortable talking about suitors.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

"fire and ice" is one of robert frost's most popular poems. it was published in december 1920 in harper's magazine and in 1923 in his pulitzer prize−winning book new hampshire. it discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.

c. the power of desire is greater than the power of hate.

many is the pronoun that is used in this sentence. many is a quantifier that determines the amount of discoveries. when we use quatifiers followed by nouns, they act as determiners, but when they are used without a noun, as it is this case, they are pronouns.