30 points if plz. excerpt from "a cub pilot" from life on the mississippi by mark twain part a reread this sentence from the passage. therefore pilots wisely train these cubs by various strategic tricks to look danger in the face a little more calmly. how does twain use this statement in the passage? a. it sets up the reader to expect a narrative about wisdom. b. it sets up the reader to expect a narrative about a joke played on someone. c. it sets up the reader for a narrative about the perils of piloting. d. it sets up the reader for a narrative history of riverboat pilot training. part b how does the phrase strategic tricks affect the tone of the sentence in part a? a. it makes the tone condescending. b. it makes the tone humorous. c. it makes the tone serious. d. it makes the tone formal.

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Kthe pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. reread the two sentences in paragraph 7. what is the best way to improve these sentences. if there are no problems, choose correct as is.' a) correct as is. b) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom that the winter brings. c) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence meant the happiness that the sunlight brings, and the sorrow of all living things at his death meant the gloom of a northern winter. d) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.