Read the excerpt from "the scarlet ibis.” after we had drifted a long way, i put the oars in place and made doodle row back against the tide. black clouds began to gather in the southwest, and he kept watching them, trying to pull the oars a little faster. when we reached horsehead landing, lightning was playing across half the sky and thunder roared out, hiding even the sound of the sea. the sun disappeared and darkness descended, almost like night. flocks of marsh crows flew by, heading inland to their roosting trees, and two egrets, squawking, arose from the oyster-rock shallows and careened away. what best describes the effect of the imagery used in this excerpt?

In the sentence above, which verb is the irregular verb? a. laid b. warmed c. removed d. walked

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

In the odyssey - amphimedon, what motivates odysseus to dress like a beggar? a.)he is trying to be humble. b.)he wants to surprise penelope. c.)he is angry at amphimedon. d.)he wants revenge against the suitors.