Read this excerpt from extremely loud and incredibly close.
one night, after what felt like a googolplex inventions, i went to dad’s closet. we used to greco-roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.
how does the narration affect oskar’s credibility in this excerpt?
a: his greek and roman references emphasize his intelligence.
b: his explanation of a pendulum emphasizes his maturity.
c: his fond recollections emphasize his genuine sincerity.
d: his description of his dad emphasizes his lack of stability.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically:

According to auden’s “musée des beaux arts”, who understands human suffering

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.