Read this passage from Dr. John Wallis’s work The Origin of the Royal Society, 1645–1662

When were the first plots of land for the village of seattle laid out? august 1848 april 1851 november 1851 may 1853

What is the definition of an appeal in a criminal court case? a.an appeal is a request for the verdict to be reconsidered. b.an appeal is the decision about the proper punishment. c.an appeal is the decision that states “guilty” or “not guilty.”d. an appeal is a request for a new judge to oversee the trial.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.