The question below refers to “the legend" by garrett hongo. the speaker of “the legend” wishes that the dead man a. had never come out of the laundry b. were alive and he were dead in his place c. would wander the earth as a vengeful ghost d. would be comforted in the afterlife

The correct answer is (D). In “The Legend”, concluding poem of Hongo Garrett’s book of poetry “The River of Haven”, the speaker wishes that the dead man would be comforted in the afterlife which is shown through poetic image of a girl taking dead man’s hands and bringing him over the bridge: “Let the night sky cover him as he dies./ Let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven/ and take up his cold hands.”

a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)