TIME SENSITIVE Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
Rip had but one question more to ask, but he put it with a faltering volce:-
"Where's your mother?
"Oh, she too had died but a short time since; she broke a blood vessel in a fit of passion at a New England
peddler.
There was a drop of comfort, at least, in this intelligence.
In this excerpt from "Rip Van Winkle," the reader can infer that Rip is
by the news of his wife's death.
a relieved
b confused
c unmoved
d upset

The unique structure of the opening lines of bart edelman’s poem “they shot wook kim” is meant to convey what main idea? select all that apply.

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?

Me ! it's e2020! review the line from karin slaughter's npr interview."and with each page, that's what i try to do- is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle."how does this view contract with lee child's central idea in "a simple way to create suspense"? a • child feels that the characters are not important to the plot. slaughter feels characters are central. b • child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. slaughter feels they must have reactions. c • slaughter builds suspense through her characters. child builds suspense by delaying answers. d • slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.