Read the following passage. Based on the context clues given in this passage, what would you say belligerent means? Ben watched in terror as Kyle came toward him, brows furrowed in anger. Kyle was a bully, known for his terrible rages. Now he fixed Ben with a belligerent look, and Ben felt his knees begin to shake.
a. delighted
b. furious
c. hungry
d. suspicious

What is the goal of the story’s sequence of events?
a. to resolve the conflict
b. to make readers want to know more
c. to introduce the main characters
d. to make characters happy

Read the following passage. Which of the words below the passage provide the correct meaning for the word mad as it appears here?
When John read the letter, suddenly his eyes went wide. Letting out a loud “whoop,” he started dancing about crazily, jumping on the furniture, laughing uncontrollably, and simply acting like he was completely mad.
a. upset
b. annoyed
c. angry
d. insane

Fitzgerald describes eleanor as being amory’s last “weird” love woman mystery relationship

In addition to academic and extracurricular achievements in school, i am an involved member of my community. i volunteer at the local animal shelter every saturday morning, and i build houses for a nonprofit organization a few times a year with my family. which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here? a. inductive logic b. ethos c. parallelism d. text structure

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.