Part A In the excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Tom stop himself from asking Ben for a bite of his apple even though he is hungry? Tom wants something bigger than the apple from Ben. Tom is too shy to ask Ben for his apple. Tom is too busy with his task to stop and eat an apple. Tom knows that Ben is hungry and should eat his own apple. Question 2 Part B Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A? "'No—is that so? Oh come, now—lemme just try. Only just a little—I'd let you, if you was me, Tom.'" "And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth. " "That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling his apple." "Tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. "

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you

What effect does the revelation of nachiketas's reception of shraddaha in part ii have upon the reader's perception of the unfolding story?

What is being said in the prologue? what is being foreshadowed? in romeo and juliet?