And i with my fighting heart, i thought at first
to steal up to him, draw the sharp sword at my hip
and stab his chest where the midriff packs the liver -
igroped for the fatal spot but a fresh thought held me
back.
there at a stroke we'd finish off ourselves as well-
how could we with our bare hands heave back
that slab he set to block his cavern's gaping maw?
what explicit detail is the reader given about odysseus in this passage?
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a. his first thought is to sneak up on the cyclops and stab him.
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b. he needs the cyclops to open the cave.
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c. he is struggling with the decision of how to kill the cyclops.
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d. he realizes they would all die if he killed the cyclops.

Excerpt from the rainbow, chapter x (excerpt) d. h. lawrence then there was an outcry. mrs. brangwen would not have it; no, she would not. all her innate dignity and standoffishness rose up. then there was the vicar lecturing the school. "it was a sad thing that the boys of cossethay could not behave more like gentlemen to the girls of cossethay. indeed, what kind of boy was it that should set upon a girl, and kick her, and beat her, and tear her pinafore? that boy deserved severe castigation, and the name of coward, for no boy who was not a coward—etc., etc." from the textual evidence provided in this paragraph, what conclusions can the reader draw regarding the vicar? a) he favors boys over girls. b) he has no strong feelings. c) he supports mrs. brangwen's perspective entirely. d) he tends to be indulgent towards children's misbehavior.