Which statement best compares a literary technique used in both "gumption" and "to build a fire"?

a. both stories contain an ending that is a surprise to readers.

b. both use a pivotal event that foreshadows what happens at the end of the story.

c. both use flashback to provide crucial background to the characters’ situation..

d. both stories use extensive dialogue to build conflict between the characters.

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. certain species of insects introduced accidentally in a forest are destroying all the douglas fir trees in that forest. the wood of these trees is extensively used for construction. in order to control the damage caused by these insects, the forestry department decided to introduce the moth caterpillar in the forest. these caterpillars are natural predators of the insects. which method did the forestry department implement to control the invasive species? the forestry department implemented a(n) control method.

Aprimary source: a- may be biased b- is never biased c- cannot possibly have bias d- none of the above

Read the excerpt from eighty years and more: reminiscences, 1815-1897. all that day and far into the night i pondered the problem of boyhood. i thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. so i decided to study greek and learn to manage a horse. which question would best the reader understand stanton's viewpoint in this excerpt?