Iguess i should have known not to adopt a hedgehog. at the time, though, it seemed like such a good idea.
from what point of view is this story told?
a. first person
b. third person limited
c. third person omniscient
d. the reader's point of view

What best describes the contrast between the narrative structures of version 1 and version 2? version 1 uses chronological order, building up to the action. version 2 starts with the conclusion to make readers curious about the beginning. version 1 provides background information prior to relaying events. version 2 begins with an exciting conflict. version 1 begins with an exciting conflict. version 2 starts with the conclusion to make readers curious about the beginning. version 1 answers the readers’ questions. version 2 uses chronological order, building up to the action.

Which of these events from holes happens first? the police officer pulls up and arrests stanley. the judge calls stanley’s crime “despicable.” derrick dunne takes away stanley’s notebook. clyde livingston’s sneakers fall from the sky.

Based on the context of this excerpt from w. w. jacobs's "the monkey's paw," what does the word placidly mean? without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of laburnam villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. a. completing a task in a frantic manner b. having a particular motive for an action c. appearing to be calm and relaxed d. acting harshly or stubbornly