Which statement best explains how lizabeth develops the theme in "marigolds" that beauty can be appreciated even in the worst circumstances? lizabeth realizes that only through the lens of age will she appreciate her experiences as a child. lizabeth determines that miss lottie's ramshackle home was her place of peace and safety. lizabeth recognizes that she and her friends are poor but still have their youth and each other. lizabeth remembers the poverty of her childhood hometown but also the marigolds in miss lottie's yard.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]