What does it show about howie when he lets ramona ride his bike ?
a. he is worried ramona will be angry if he doesn't let her ride
b. he's only pretending to be nice to impress his friends
c. he is kind and willing to give ramona a turn
d. he is observant and realizes ramona needs to practice

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Which two types of poetry focus on the poet's experiences? a. sonnet and tanka b. tanka and haiku c. haiku and lyric poetry d. lyric poetry and sonnet