How are the inhabitants of the otherworld in "Sayadio in Spirit-land" similar to those in "Valhalla: Hall of the Chosen Slain"? They both cannot communicate with anyone outside the spirit world.

They both are continually honored for their bravery in battle.

They both seem content and perfectly happy where they are.

They both long to return to their physical lives on earth.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house