Which of the following statements best summarizes the overall meaning of "Charming Billy? US soldiers in the Vietnam War were proud to represent their country . Soldiers from the Vietnam War were less effective because some of them had been drafted.

The US military did not properly prepare soldiers for the fighting conditions in Vietnam.

The soldiers in the Vietnam War needed training in both physical and psychological survival tactics.

Which of the following sentences supports your answer to question 3?

"He would tell it to his father , how Billy Boy had been scared to death , never letting on

But even when he smelled salt and heard the sea, he could not stop being afraid ."

"But he could not stop giggling , the same way Billy Boy could not stop bawling that afternoon .

" He could not remember what they'd said about how to stop being afraid they hadn't given any lessons in courage not that he could remember ."

Imagine you are reading a story about a character named dray. dray is captain of the basketball team and practices for hours after school in order to achieve his goals of playing in the nba. one day, dray decides that he hates basketball. he quits the team and takes up knitting instead. what is the introduction of this new plot point is an example of a. an anticlimaxb. a conclusionc. a contrivanced. a climax

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects

Assuming that the character maydelle is a symbol what does she most plausibly represent