Read the following sentence from paragraph 2 of "a birthday tradition". which of the words or phrases has the same meaning as the word imminent as it is used in paragraph 2? justine reclined on the front porch and looked out at the driveway, awaiting her grandmother’s imminent arrival. grandmother’s arrival was imminent because it was…a. about to happen. b. a yearly event. c. an event to be dreaded. d. previously scheduled.

Why might carl sandburg have placed an emphasis on politeness among the animals in the committee of sixty six and in the interactions the animals have with humans in "how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat"? a. to show that animals are more polite than humans b. to poke fun at the extreme politeness of the animals c. to teach children how to interact with adults d. to teach children how to interact with animals asap