What is one idea shared by both the poem and the article? A. Pets play a large role in the lives of humans.
B. Cats are more useful pets than dogs.
C. Animals have adapted from being wild to being our pets.
D. Once they are gone, our pets are missed greatly.

Question 8

One difference between the poem and the selection is that only the selection presents.
A. The grief felt at loss of a pet.
B. The science behind the domestication of pets.
C. The explanation for why we have pets.
D. The historical background of how cats came to America.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third dawn came with ringlets shining. which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? check all that apply. the storm was a direct result of zeus’s fury at the men. for two days and nights, zeus created a storm at sea. odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives. the sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds. the men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited