Think about how Mary Oliver describes the turtle’s journey to lay her eggs on the beach. Based on her word choice and ideas, which statement best describes the theme of the poem? The natural world is a harsh place where all animals must fight to survive.
The natural world is connected in meaningful and beautiful ways.
The natural world is a confusing and dangerous place.
The natural world is a mysterious and dark world that no human can hope to understand.

Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry. as we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. my mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies i had seen. which words create the mood in the excerpt? check all that apply.

Jeff's response to justin assumes that justin is following which maxim? justin: hey, jeff! jeff: yeah? justin: get ready for the news of the day! jeff: okay. justin: i got that job i was after! jeff: wow! that's great! justin: ! starts right now! later!

Based on the dialect in the passage what can you infer about the character huckleberry finn