In chapter 3, homan walsh enters a kite-flying contest that is staged to find a way to stretch a rope across the gorge at niagara falls.

which detail best explains why walsh fails to win the contest on his first try?

a.“now homan was stranded in canada at midnight, alone."

b. but when the kite fell to the ground, the string broke! ”

c.“the ferryboats weren't running.”

d.“and he couldn't get back home because there was too much ice on the river! ”

Read the corporate document. all employees of cozy clothes ltd. are entitled to a 40 percent discount on regularly priced merchandise and a 20 percent discount on sale-priced merchandise. to apply this discount to an employee purchase, follow this procedure: 1. enter the purchaser’s employee id number into the cash register when prompted. 2. apply the appropriate discount. 3. apply sales tax. 4. print an additional copy of the sales receipt. initial both copies. 5. add the additional copy to the register drawer to be included with the nightly closeout report. what is the purpose of the numbering in this document? to indicate steps in a process to emphasize supporting ideas to signal the text’s main ideas to show the meaning of policies