Read the excerpt from "The Red-Headed League." "His name is Vincent Spaulding, and he’s not so young. He’s very smart. I know he could do better, but why should I try to tell him that?”

Which story element in the excerpt would readers most likely relate to their own lives?

plot
structure
setting
character

Exit "families were being further torn asunder, and those left behind knew no more about their own fate than they did of the loved ones moving on." this passage from the text best represents which of the following literary devices used by the author? a. the motif of racial prejudice b. the dramatic irony of the audience knowing more than the characters c. the motif of displacement and separation d. the theme of conflict between those leaving and those being left behind

Choose the word that best describes the relationship between mini and her father at the beginning of the story. a. distant b. silly c. loving d. uncommunicative

How does including this excerpt at the beginning of the essay contribute to his argument post