From life on the mississippi, how does the town change when the
steamboats stop there?
a. it goes from fairly busy to very busy for ten minutes.
b. it goes from sleepy to frantically busy for a short time.
c. it goes from sleepy to calmly efficient for a couple of hours.
d. it goes from bustling to dead because everyone is at the wharf.

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The tankers are so large how did some crew members get from one point to another while on board

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b.it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b.her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d.the blossoms in the garden nodded