Read the paragraph.

tanya leaned forward again and pulled back on the oars. with each pull she moved them a bit closer to the opposite shore, but it still seemed impossibly far. her friend valentina sat a few feet away, up in the bow, dabbling fingers in the water. she didn’t seem to have any idea how hard tanya was working.

which is the best word for the type of vehicle in which tanya and valentina are traveling?

a boat
a ship
a craft
a rowboat

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."

Asap select 4 statements which could be considered a "theme" of a story, play, poem, etc. a sometimes the most profound ideas can come from unfamiliar places. b my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. c once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. d the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. e a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. f innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. g king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. h evil often wears the disguise of innocence. the answer is a c f h

“to build a fire” what does the man do to try to get his feeling back in his hands?