READ from The Old Man and the Sea pages 109-128 through the line "I'll fight them until I die." WRITE an essay on the old man's experience with the sharks. Was it positive or negative? Why? How might this situation relate to life? Do we have experiences that are comparable to what the old man experienced? Explain in detail your thoughts.

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes