Eliza loves Christmas, and has seen the play and movie of Dickens "A Christmas Carol" many times. Now, her teacher has asked her to prepare a report about the book. How might her perspective affect her reaction to the book?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Which word best describes the meaning of the word putrescent? a. earthy b. floral c. rotten d. strong

Explain the purpose of eliezer's father's allusion to mrs. schachter.