1. the text says: “‘it was half the stevenses’ calf by rights,’ she said, trying to diminish for both of them the enormity of what she had done” (43). what do diminish and enormity mean? how do context clues you figure that out? what does this sentence us to infer about how they are feeling?

Explanation:

Enormity: large huge. The consequences are almost not able to be measured.

Diminish: Cut down enormity. She is trying to make smaller what had happened. Likely it was not going to work.

where are the sentences? post a picture

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "