Cormorant Fishing Story Which two quotations are claims made by the author?

“Most fishermen rely on their prey having the misfortune to bite on their hooks or become trapped in their nets, but some of Japan’s fishermen take a more aggressive approach—they send in cormorants to chase after the fish.” (paragraph 1)

A. “Most fishermen rely on their prey having the misfortune to bite on their hooks or become trapped in their nets, but some of Japan’s fishermen take a more aggressive approach—they send in cormorants to chase after the fish.” (paragraph 1)

B. “The master leans out over the water, holding the reins of ten to twelve cormorants in one hand and using his other hand to stop the tethers from tangling.” (paragraph 3)

C. “As the river isn’t very wide, and the fishing is conducted in quite a short stretch, you might get a better view by watching from the banks, but most people choose to go on a boat anyway.” (paragraph 4)

D. “To keep the spectators entertained until the fishing begins, a dancing boat travels up and down the river carrying women dressed in kimono who perform traditional dances.” (paragraph 5)

E. “This cord isn’t just to keep hold of the bird—it also stops them from swallowing any of the bigger fish.” (paragraph 6)

Select the correct answer. what opinion about russian society does leo tolstoy express in this excerpt from the death of ivan ilyich? the awful, terrible act of his dying was, he could see, reduced by those about him to the level of a casual, unpleasant, and almost indecorous incident (as if someone entered a drawing room defusing an unpleasant odour) and this was done by that very decorum which he had served all his life long. he saw that no one felt for him, because no one even wished to grasp his position. only gerasim recognized it and pitied him. and so ivan ilyich felt at ease only with him. he felt comforted when gerasim supported his legs (sometimes all night long) and refused to go to bed, saying: "don't you worry, ivan ilyich. i'll get sleep enough later on," or when he suddenly became familiar and exclaimed: "if you weren't sick it would be another matter, but as it is, why should i grudge a little trouble? " gerasim alone did not lie; everything showed that he alone understood the facts of the case and did not consider it necessary to disguise them, but simply felt sorry for his emaciated and enfeebled master. once when ivan ilyich was sending him away he even said straight out: "we shall all of us die, so why should i grudge a little trouble? "—expressing the fact that he did not think his work burdensome, because he was doing it for a dying man and hoped someone would do the same for him when his time came. a. the peasant class in nineteenth-century russia was full of honest and compassionate people. b. educated professionals gained influence in russian society in the nineteenth century. c. in the nineteenth century, middle-class russians were rich and well-educated. d. peasants more readily accepted unpleasant facts of life, while the middle class tried to deny them.