Read the excerpt from “Demon's Run.”

“That’s as may be,” said Mr. Connolly. “But you’re a girl, and there’s no getting around that. A girl is not going to be safe out there.”

“We’ll be coming along behind her,” said Lily. “She won’t be on her own for long.”

“Well, I wouldn’t let any girl of mine do it,” said Mrs. Connolly.

“We do what we have to do,” said Lily firmly. But later, when the family was alone, she took out her sewing scissors and cut Margaret’s long hair.

Which choice best explains why Lily cuts Margaret’s hair?

to punish Margaret for speaking disrespectfully to Mr. Connolly
to show Margaret that she is stronger than her brothers
to make sure Margaret is not distracted while she is riding
to help Margaret blend in with the men who are racing for land

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion

Kafka originally referred to gregor's parents as “the mother” and “the father”. however, the translator refers to them as “his mother” and “his father”. why might the translator use “his” instead of “the”? a. the word “his” makes the story smoother to read in english. b. the word “his” allows gregor’s parents to become more central characters. c. the word “his” makes gregor’s parents sound less loving. d. the word “his” creates a more negative tone.

What is a flat character? a. one that is well developed b. one with limited traits c. one with varied traits d. one that is realistic