In "the adventure of the blue carbuncle," which best describes dr. watson?
a. a wealthy man who loses a very valuable item to a cunning thief
b. a plumber who has been convicted of robbery before but who is innocent in this case
c. a logical and intelligent person who is impressed by sherlock holmes's powers of deduction
d. a poor man who tries to do something nice for his wife, but ends up being robbed

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.