Read the following sentence and then select the correct answer to the question: stars rocketed across the sky that night, "as if pulled on a string held by a giant." what does the author mean by the words in quotes? a. the narrator lives in a world where giants control the skies. b. the shooting stars seemed other-worldly and magical. c. something went terribly wrong with the stars that night. d. no one could see any stars because they were hidden.

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

Which is not a controlling idea in the essay? a) average joggers b) importance of tradition eliminate c) olympic-level competitors d) fräbel-designed crystal peach

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.