The monkey’s paw w. w. jacobs 13 at the third glass his eyes got brighter, and he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of wild scenes and doughty deeds; of wars and plagues and strange peoples. what is the main idea of paragraph 13? a) sergeant major morris has fought in wars and is now back with his family finally. b) the more alcohol sergeant major morris has, the more extreme the tales become from his journeys. c) the family doesn’t know whether to believe sergeant major morris and his wild tales or not. d) the family is eager to hear the tales of the exotic journeys sergeant major morris has experienced.

D) The family is eager to hear the tales of the exotic journeys Sergeant Major Morris has experienced.

Explanation:

This is the main idea that the excerpt conveys. In these lines, we see that the family gathers around in order to hear Sergeant Major Morris speak. The family is eager and interested, and the Major tells stories of exotic places and experiences. All of these details support the idea provided in option D.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the flighty purpose never is o'ertook / unless the deed go with it"