All night, they had walked silently. the mules were flagging. the wind blew hard. their stomachs, empty since yesterday, no longer made noise. the girl walked numbly on, as in a trance. she could no longer feel the earth beneath her feet. why would the author most likely include this passage at the beginning of a story? a. to set up a conflict among the main characters b. to establish the motivation of the main character c. to identify the story as an example of a particular tradition d. to make the reader question what is happening in the story

The correct answer is D.

Explanation:

By starting the story in the middle of the conflict, the author is trying to make the reader question what is happening and what has happened before. This way, the reader feels encouraged to keep reading so as to discover the events that led to the initial situation.

the students want to see the great sphinx of giza, which is very popular with tourists.

everyman: morality play

which phrase in this excerpt from the play everyman refers to god's judgment of people's souls after their death?

messenger: . .

ye think sin in the beginning full sweet,

which in( the end) causeth thy soul to weep,

when the body lieth in clay.

here shall you see how fellowship and jollity,

both strength, pleasure, and beauty,

will fade from thee as flower in may.

for ye shall hear, how our heavenly king

calleth everyman to a (general reckoning):

give audience, and hear what he doth say.

god: i perceive here in my majesty,

how that all the creatures be to me unkind,

living without dread in worldly prosperity:

of (ghostly sight) the people be so blind,

drowned in sin, they know me not for their god;

in worldly riches is all their mind,

they fear not( my righteousness), the sharp rod;

(my law that i shewed), when i for them die

hopefully this !