Read this excerpt from “Water Never Hurt a Man” by Walter D. Edmonds. "Take off your pants, dearie," said the boy in a mock voice, digging in his fingers till John winced." Joe Buller can handle your Captain smart enough. Me, I'll just paddle you to learn you."

John, looking up, was afraid. He did not know what to do, but without warning his hands acted for him, and he struck at the square face with all his might.

Which statement best describes the interaction between the characters in this excerpt?

When the boy taunts John, it shows that John is slow.

When John fights back, it shows that he is not willing to be bullied.

When John strikes the square face, it shows his potential for violence.

When the boy speaks to John, it shows that the boy used to be a friend of John’s.

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?

The function described as consumption and the absorption of energy through photosynthesis is called a. respiration b.energy absorption/food consumption c.excretion d. re-charge