Which excerpt from The Number Devil best shows the entertaining side of the number devil's character?
A. "If I'd known you were going to be such a scaredy-cat, I wouldn't have entered your dream."
B. “With one—I am speaking of the numeral, of course—you can do almost anything.”
C. "I can't seem to come up with anything. You were right. It doesn't work. How did you know?"
D. "Guessing? Guessing is not allowed in mathematics! Mathematics is an exact science!"

Which of the following quotations best explains why roosevelt believes he was elected? a ) “to raise the values of agricultural products b ) “ our greatest primary task is to put people to work c ) “this nation asks for action, and action now” d ) “the clean satisfaction that comes from the stern performance of ”

In "tell me, o swan, your ancient tale," to what does the land where no doubt nor sorrow have rule refer? nature heaven the promised land an imaginary country

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir