Why is leon's interactions with the german soldiers (they joked with him and gave
him chocolate at the beginning of ch 4) ironic?
he
leon was taking food from them
the german soldiers were nice to leon when they thought he was german, but
cruel when they found out he was jewish.
leon bonded with the german soldiers and became like brothers with them
throughout the ordeal.
the german soldiers knew leon was a jew and still talked to him anyway.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Read this inference: "one day the neighbors will move out of the little frame house." what detail from the story best supports this inference?

Bescribe a food from your country that many people enjoy