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The speaker of the poem runs through the woods to

A. get far away from the snake because she is afraid of it.

B. catch the snake so she can bring it home to keep for a pet.

C. show her father she can move as fast as a blue racer.

D. get home a little more quickly because she is very tired.

Walking stick in hand,

my father rustles the brush,

stirs up life

beneath the dead leaves

then pauses

to poke at the underbelly

of a snake,

its skin stretched tight,

body limp.

"Blue Racer," he says.

He grabs the tail as it pulses and twists to life.

It slips from my father's hand

like water

and streaks off through the woods,

under leaves

over stumps

a blue whip of a tail

glinting in the sunlight

Suddenly,

it turns over and lies again,

motionless.

My father pulls my hand and leads me

past the white scar of a snake carved into rotting growth.

"If you can't go as

fast as a Blue Racer," he says, "the

next best thing is playing dead."

The thick blue veins in my father's hands

pulse and twist. My hand

slips from his, and I run

faster, faster, faster

his voice calling to me,

echoing in the trees.

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

Jason is making a list of sources for his current events report about the presidential election. he writes: magazine, newspaper, news website, book. which choice could provide the most current information? a) book b) magazine c) newspaper d) news website