Frodo was the only one present who had said nothing.
For some time he had sat silent beside Bilbo's empty
chair, and ignored all remarks and questions. He had
enjoyed the joke, of course, even though he had been in
the know. He had difficulty in keeping from laughter at
the indignant surprise of the guests. But at the same time
he felt deeply troubled: he realized suddenly that he loved
the old hobbit dearly. Most of the guests went on eating
and drinking and discussing Bilbo Baggins' oddities, past
and present; but the Sackville-Bagginses had already
departed in wrath. Frodo did not want to have any more
to do with the party.
-The Fellowship of the Ring,
J. R.R. Tolkien

Which statement best explains how the passage helps
Tolkien build a vivid fantasy world?

•Frodo's conflicting emotions show that the world of
the story is full of unrealistic contradictions.

•Even though Frodo is not human, his feelings are
understandable and believable, which makes him
seem real.

•The detailed descriptions of Frodo's physical
appearance help the reader to visualize and
understand hobbits.

ANSWER: *B*

Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair 10 so peter walked along, with his belt drawn tight, and his restless blue eyes wandering here and there, looking for a place to get a meal. there were jobs to be had, but they were hard jobs, and peter wanted an easy one. there are people in this world who live by their muscles, and others who live by their wits; peter belonged to the latter class; and had missed many a meal rather than descend in the social scale. 11 peter looked into the faces of everyone he passed, searching for a possible opening. some returned his glance, but never for more than a second, for they saw an insignificant looking man, undersized, undernourished, and with one shoulder higher than the other, a weak chin and mouth, crooked teeth, and a brown moustache too feeble to hold itself up at the corners. peters' straw hat had many straws missing, his second-hand brown suit was become third-hand, and his shoes were turning over at the sides. in a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at peter gudge? why should anyone care about the restless soul hidden inside him, or dream that peter was, in his own obscure way, a sort of genius? no one did care; no one did dream. 12 it was about two o'clock of an afternoon in july, and the sun beat down upon the streets of american city. there were crowds upon the streets, and peter noticed that everywhere were flags and bunting. once or twice he heard the strains of distant music, and wondered what was "up." peter had not been reading the newspapers; all his attention bad been taken up by the quarrels of the smithers faction and the lunk faction in the first apostolic church, otherwise known as the holy rollers, and great events that had been happening in the world outside were of no concern to him. peter knew vaguely that on the other side of the world half a dozen mighty nations were locked together in a grip of death; the whole earth was shaken with their struggles, and peter had felt a bit of the trembling now and then. but peter did not know that his own country had anything to do with this european quarrel, and did not know that certain great interests throughout the country had set themselves to rouse the public to action. based on the author's characterization of peter in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12, which word best describes him? a) industrious b) loyal c) patriotic d) poor

Use any method to combine the following sentences into one sentence. elvis presley died in 1977. his music is still popular today. graceland in memphis was his home.

In this unit activity, you will analyze aspects of the medieval english stories  the canterbury tales  and  sir gawain and the green knight.  you will also read george orwell’s essay “politics and the english language,” analyze it, and express your own views on how language usage changes over time.