HELP What is the main theme of the short story?

A. It is easy to teach dogs new tricks.
B. Dogs can think of humans as their pets.
C. Animals do not like being told what to do by humans.
D. Pets enjoy learning new tricks just as much as playing.

The wife of bath was considered to be .. beautiful, of high moral standing or worldly

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly.optimistic.wealthy.intelligent.

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.