4. Which of the following quotes best supports your answer to #3?
"They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen
your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys."
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at
this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
"And they tell me you are crooked and I Yes, it is true !
have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again,
"Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud
to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."

Which line from the splendor falls on castle walls contrasts most sharply with the repeated phrase "dying, dying, dying"?

The excerpt is from a longer essay on huckleberry finn by mark twain. what kind of support is used to develop the writer's main idea regarding how twain brought his characters to life?

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.