Which quote from the story best supports the answer to part a? a “the day my son laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt” ( paragraph 1) b “at lunch he spoke insolently to his father, spilled his baby sister’s milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the lord in vain.” ( paragraph 3) c “‘all this toughness, and bad grammar, and this charles boy sounds like such a bad influence.’” ( paragraph 21) d “laurie reported grimly at lunch on thursday of the third week, ‘charles was so good today the teacher gave him an apple.’” ( paragraph 42)

Yes or no ? a philanthropist is stingy and greedy.

What is the allure of fear? what have you learned from the story about portrayals of fear in literature?

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.