Which is the best summary of the beginning of “the beginnings of the maasai”? a. the father of the maasai introduces his daughter, explaining how the daughters and sons of the tribe care for the cattle and the sky god enkai. b. the daughter of the maasai introduces herself and the maasai, and explains their important relationships with their cattle and the sky god enkai. c. the maasai tribe lives in africa, where they care for their sons and daughters, their cattle, and the sky god enkai by feeding and protecting them. d. as a daughter of the maasai tribe, the narrator makes her living feeding and protecting the cattle that are sacred to her father and the sky god enkai.

Which line from the splendor falls on castle walls contrasts most sharply with the repeated phrase "dying, dying, dying"?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

3. how could the following sentence be rewritten as an exclamatory sentence? how dangerous was the saber-toothed tiger? a. tell someone how dangerous the saber-toothed tiger was. b. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous! d. no change is necessary. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous!