Which of the following are steps in the scientific method? Select all correct answers.
Discard information that does not fit the hypothesis.
O Report the results,
State a problem or ask a question.
Design and perform an experiment.
Gather background information.
Draw a conclusion.
Form a hypothesis.

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion