What is the main idea of paragraph 10?
a) there are jobs peter could get, but he doesn’t qualify for any of them.
b) peter is desperately hungry and will do anything to find something to eat.
c) peter has no direction and is searching for someone who can him out of his dilemma.
d) peter is proud that he uses his brains rather than his brawn, and he would rather go hungry than settle for a manual labor job.

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

What is the effect of this dialogue? it creates an air of suspense in the plot. it shows how angry the characters are. o it describes details of the castle setting. o it entertains through the use of clever wording.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.